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Ouagadougou vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 43.2% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 77.1% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 14.8% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,996	$5.37 F CFA3,006	+132.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$8.05 F CFA4,508	+45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,426	$0.83 F CFA468	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,999	$0.58 F CFA326	+39.9%
Average			+63.1%

Vientiane vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,280	$0.95 F CFA531	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,907	$8.94 F CFA5,009	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,516	$10.61 F CFA5,942	+44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,236	$3.05 F CFA1,706	+68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,804	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+225.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,401	$2.03 F CFA1,136	+126.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,834	$0.63 F CFA354	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,334	$0.45 F CFA254	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,153	$1.11 F CFA624	+83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,026	$1.01 F CFA566	+36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,079	$0.61 F CFA342	+31.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,171	$5.76 F CFA3,224	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,859	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK622,411,053	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,187	$14.85 F CFA8,315	+36.7%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 77.1% more for housing

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,645	$50.62 F CFA28,353	+344.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,773,963	$447.18 F CFA250,466	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,997,001	$280.23 F CFA156,958	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,195,773	$97.57 F CFA54,651	+76.7%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 14.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,332,554	$134.15 F CFA75,140	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,181,144	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152	+90.0%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,497	$1.07 F CFA601	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,496	$1.79 F CFA1,002	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,496	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,094,305	$62.61 F CFA35,065	+23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,073	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+151.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Vientiane	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,946	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,499,866	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,957	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,787	??

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