Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 61.7% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$15.91
FCFA9,610
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$12.15
FCFA7,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.88
FCFA532
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.59
FCFA962
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$4.71
FCFA2,848
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$7.65
FCFA4,623
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$3.48
FCFA2,101
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$4.41
FCFA2,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$1.47
FCFA888
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$2.24
FCFA1,355
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$1.06
FCFA643
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$1.43
FCFA861
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$4.14
FCFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$10.89
FCFA6,582
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$69.84
FCFA42,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$1,089.47
FCFA658,150
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$586.64
FCFA354,388
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$85.45
FCFA51,620
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$1.01
FCFA608
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$1.84
FCFA1,114
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$69.14
FCFA41,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$53.08
FCFA32,064
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$64.25
FCFA38,814
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$79.61
FCFA48,096
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$96.38
FCFA58,221
|
|
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