Cost of Living Comparison

LAK

COMPARED TO

XAF

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Laos, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Laos	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.35 ₭19,380	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ₭49,482	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ₭6,599	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₭6,004	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Laos	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 ₭16,552	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.00 ₭115,444	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.54 ₭86,884	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ₭16,892	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 ₭12,532	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₭15,898	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 ₭6,546	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ₭8,417	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 ₭4,676	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ₭5,892	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 ₭5,050	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Laos	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 ₭32,992	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 ₭288,644,994	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.61 ₭326,632	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Laos	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.58 ₭573,850	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$668.75 ₭5,515,181	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ₭3,298,800	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.30 ₭719,967	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Laos	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$187.58 ₭1,546,965	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,667.72 ₭46,741,701	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 ₭10,938	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.48 ₭20,415	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.33 ₭27,421	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.51 ₭474,272	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ₭41,235	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Laos	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00 ₭577,290	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.00 ₭395,856	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.00 ₭948,405	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.00 ₭602,031	??

Laos vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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