Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA498
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA664
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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