Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 91.0% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 79.8% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Accra	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS63.88	$1.98 LAK42,850	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS97.84	$2.97 LAK64,275	-59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS9.84	$0.53 LAK11,428	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS3.86	$0.42 LAK9,143	+45.3%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Accra	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS20.18	$0.91 LAK19,711	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS45.88	$13.72 LAK296,479	+296.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS149.99	$6.42 LAK138,748	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS30.31	$1.75 LAK37,835	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS28.88	$2.95 LAK63,773	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS16.90	$0.88 LAK19,060	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS7.87	$0.49 LAK10,640	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS10.81	$0.92 LAK19,956	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$0.60 LAK12,877	-50.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS16.06	$0.73 LAK15,689	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS12.77	$0.46 LAK9,900	-52.4%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 79.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS57.58	$5.00 LAK108,149	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS437.31	$49.23 LAK1,064,059	+49.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS106,130.40	$28,330.27 LAK612,286,620	+254.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS148.09	$11.18 LAK241,675	+0.2%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Accra	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS588.99	$11.17 LAK241,470	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS8,319.92	$859.15 LAK18,568,384	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,487.85	$775.98 LAK16,770,772	+591.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS526.48	$54.31 LAK1,173,734	+36.8%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Accra	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS756.38	$332.66 LAK7,189,593	+483.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS101,563.26	$9,252.41 LAK199,967,212	+20.9%
Average			+252.2%

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pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$0.95 LAK20,502	-21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS36.51	$1.50 LAK32,323	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS20.80	$1.59 LAK34,280	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS480.34	$49.74 LAK1,074,969	+37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS123.79	$3.50 LAK75,728	-62.4%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Accra	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS197.34	$85.86 LAK1,855,581	+477.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS266.68	$62.88 LAK1,358,961	+212.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS433.91	$57.29 LAK1,238,125	+75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS458.56	$41.48 LAK896,427	+20.0%
Average			+196.3%

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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: May 2025

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