Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 58.6% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 59.6% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8% less for restaurants

	Abuja	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,231.79	$1.98 LAK42,814	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,861.48	$2.97 LAK64,221	-46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN789.46	$0.53 LAK11,418	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN439.13	$0.42 LAK9,135	+53.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Abuja	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,119.49	$0.91 LAK19,694	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,985.33	$13.72 LAK296,229	+997.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,321.53	$6.42 LAK138,631	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,479.68	$1.75 LAK37,803	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,990.77	$2.95 LAK63,719	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,388.01	$0.88 LAK19,044	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,191.33	$0.49 LAK10,631	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,294.67	$0.92 LAK19,940	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,176.70	$0.60 LAK12,866	-19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,053.69	$0.73 LAK15,676	+9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,010.81	$0.46 LAK9,892	-28.0%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Abuja	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,633.96	$5.00 LAK108,058	+71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.23 LAK1,063,162
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,747.76	$11.18 LAK241,471	+20.4%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Abuja	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,009.16	$11.17 LAK241,267	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,910,237.00	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,839,288.83	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,227.54	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	+131.7%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN212,675.42	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	+148.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,122,324.67	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+370.7%
Average			+259.6%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,898.97	$0.95 LAK20,485	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,611.27	$1.50 LAK32,296	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,176.52	$1.59 LAK34,251	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,211.30	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,266.70	$3.50 LAK75,664	-58.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 59.6% more for clothing

	Abuja	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,311.64	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+188.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN45,684.56	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+118.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN109,443.43	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN136,002.04	$41.48 LAK895,672	-51.6%
Average			+59.6%

Abuja vs. Vientiane - 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: June 2025

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