Cost of living comparison
Laos is 39.5% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Laos instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.78
₭952,861
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