Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 1.1% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$1.23
F CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$1.45
F CFA885
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.05
F CFA637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.14
F CFA695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.36
F CFA220
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.38
F CFA232
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
?? |
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$0.92
F CFA562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
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