Cost of living comparison

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Accra vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 8.4% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Accra
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Accra
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Accra

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

Accra vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,962	$6.00 GHS68.77	+159.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$7.92 GHS90.74	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,417	$0.96 GHS11.05	+55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,993	$0.38 GHS4.41	-7.4%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,263	$1.53 GHS17.50	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,703	$6.37 GHS72.95	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,409	$13.37 GHS153.29	+82.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,209	$2.43 GHS27.84	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,760	$2.40 GHS27.50	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,388	$1.36 GHS15.62	+52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,827	$0.63 GHS7.17	+25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,320	$0.63 GHS7.24	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,144	$1.32 GHS15.10	+116.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,015	$1.42 GHS16.27	+91.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,072	$1.22 GHS13.97	+161.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,095	$4.13 GHS47.39	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	$35.04 GHS401.55	-30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	$8,000.00 GHS91,691.29	-72.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,028	$10.89 GHS124.81	+0.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Vientiane	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,478	$37.96 GHS435.05	+233.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	$513.87 GHS5,889.69	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	$165.82 GHS1,900.51	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	$39.97 GHS458.10	-27.6%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	$72.38 GHS829.59	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	$7,072.54 GHS81,061.29	-24.2%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,475	$1.54 GHS17.60	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,470	$3.72 GHS42.61	+114.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,468	$2.03 GHS23.28	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	$39.69 GHS454.93	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,021	$10.00 GHS114.61	+181.0%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,542	$14.52 GHS166.44	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	$18.80 GHS215.42	-72.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	$27.35 GHS313.43	-53.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,170	$41.22 GHS472.44	-2.3%
Average			-44.0%

Vientiane vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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