Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.1 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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