Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 61.1% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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