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Yaounde vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 14.6% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,962	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+131.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$5.34 FCFA2,985	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,417	$1.78 FCFA995	+187.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,993	$0.73 FCFA408	+75.7%
Average			+97.7%

Vientiane vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,263	$1.10 FCFA617	-5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,703	$7.12 FCFA3,981	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,409	$11.07 FCFA6,184	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,209	$1.89 FCFA1,055	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,760	$2.83 FCFA1,580	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,388	$2.06 FCFA1,151	+129.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,827	$0.94 FCFA527	+88.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,320	$0.97 FCFA542	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,144	$0.56 FCFA310	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,015	$0.75 FCFA421	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,072	$0.68 FCFA378	+45.4%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,095	$5.29 FCFA2,957	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	$33,831.20 FCFA18,907,566	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,028	$4.18 FCFA2,339	-61.5%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,478	$53.42 FCFA29,854	+369.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	$129.09 FCFA72,147	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	$119.30 FCFA66,674	-84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	$63.35 FCFA35,407	+14.8%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	$343.45 FCFA191,950	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	$1,810.27 FCFA1,011,721	-80.6%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,475	$1.25 FCFA697	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,470	$2.67 FCFA1,493	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,468	$1.78 FCFA995	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	$24.48 FCFA13,683	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,021	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+150.2%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,542	$18.99 FCFA10,615	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	$30.27 FCFA16,917	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	$19.59 FCFA10,946	-66.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,170	$54.31 FCFA30,352	+28.7%
Average			-31.4%

Vientiane vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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