Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 91.0% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Accra, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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