Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 19.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
|
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