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Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 13.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 21.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 96.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 52.6% more for restaurants

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.89 FCFA504	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.89 FCFA504	+79.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	??
Average			+33.0%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	??
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-23.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 21.2% less for housing

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$17.81 FCFA10,072	+94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	??
Average			-21.2%

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pay 96.2% less for childcare

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-96.2%
Average			-96.2%

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pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+222.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+127.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$35.61 FCFA20,144	-47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$5.38 FCFA3,041	+77.8%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Laos	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+104.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$89.03 FCFA50,359	+87.3%
Average			+48.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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