Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.0% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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