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Vientiane vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 5.3% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.2% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Vientiane

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in N'djamena.

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Vientiane vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 61.7% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$2.67 LAK60,254	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.35 LAK121K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.71 LAK16,068	-16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.37 LAK8,410	-56.3%
Average			-61.7%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.14 LAK25,737	+234.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$13.59 LAK306K	+696.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.61 LAK171K	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$1.87 LAK42,101	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.81 LAK63,330	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.09 LAK24,464	-49.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.52 LAK11,662	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.19 LAK26,832	+2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.69 LAK15,639	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.66 LAK14,918	-8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.49 LAK10,995	-32.5%
Average			+2.6%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.62 LAK127K	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$48.44 LAK1M	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$28,190.13 LAK635M	+139.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$8.47 LAK191K	+120.5%
Average			+28.6%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$12.33 LAK278K	-97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$643.47 LAK15M	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$414.50 LAK9M	+385.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$69.22 LAK2M	+112.1%
Average			+19.4%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$625.02 LAK14M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,083.07 LAK250M

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$1.36 LAK30,629	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.79 LAK40,336	+109.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$1.78 LAK40,169	+81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.54 LAK1M
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.23 LAK95,401
Average			+55.2%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$26.74 LAK603K	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$66.85 LAK2M	+95.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$56.75 LAK1M	+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$41.00 LAK924K	-52.0%
Average			+6.9%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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