Cost of living comparison
compared to
Laos vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary
Laos is 62.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.
Laos vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Laos instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$2.23
LAK50,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$5.35
LAK120K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA500
|
$0.79
LAK17,741
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
FCFA250
|
$0.46
LAK10,416
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.14
LAK25,683
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
$12.87
LAK289K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
$6.94
LAK156K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
$1.87
LAK42,012
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
$2.81
LAK63,196
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA635
|
$0.84
LAK18,935
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA454
|
$0.52
LAK11,638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
LAK26,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
LAK15,606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
LAK14,886
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
LAK10,972
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of groceries
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.01
LAK113K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
$52.98
LAK1M
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
$27,872.00
LAK627M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.14
LAK205K
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of transportation
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.51
LAK214K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$885.68
LAK20M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
$631.74
LAK14M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.79
LAK1M
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of housing
pay 29.2 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$435.49
LAK10M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
$9,982.68
LAK224M
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of childcare
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
$1.32
LAK29,749
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
$1.66
LAK37,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
$1.78
LAK40,084
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
$64.54
LAK1M
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
$3.32
LAK74,592
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.46
LAK1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.95
LAK1M
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.36
LAK1M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.02
LAK1M
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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