Cost of living comparison
Laos is 5.5% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Laos instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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