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Vientiane vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 11.3% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 61.1% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$2.31 LAK49,962	-60.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$5.54 LAK119,908	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$0.62 LAK13,417	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$0.42 LAK8,993	-60.1%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Luanda	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	$1.17 LAK25,263	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$13.94 LAK301,703	+123.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	$7.32 LAK158,409	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	$1.81 LAK39,209	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$2.99 LAK64,760	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$0.90 LAK19,388	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$0.50 LAK10,827	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$0.94 LAK20,320	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$0.61 LAK13,144	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.74 LAK16,015	-8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$0.47 LAK10,072	-34.2%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	$5.18 LAK112,095	+290.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	$10.86 LAK235,028	+32.4%
Average			+104.6%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Luanda	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$11.39 LAK246,478	-91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	+126.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	-24.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Luanda	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	-53.0%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$1.50 LAK32,475	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$1.73 LAK37,470	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$1.96 LAK42,468	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	$3.56 LAK77,021	-20.7%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

	Luanda	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	$27.70 LAK599,542	-79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-68.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	$42.19 LAK913,170	-84.0%
Average			-61.1%

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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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