Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.7% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.9% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 14.7% less in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 46.1% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 62.2% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% less in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
$1.98
LAK42,850
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,070
|
$2.97
LAK64,275
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,178
|
$0.53
LAK11,428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA943
|
$0.42
LAK9,143
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$0.91
LAK19,711
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,767
|
$13.72
LAK296,479
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,813
|
$6.42
LAK138,748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,074
|
$1.75
LAK37,835
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,352
|
$2.95
LAK63,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.88
LAK19,060
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.49
LAK10,640
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,710
|
$0.92
LAK19,956
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,283
|
$0.60
LAK12,877
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,069
|
$0.73
LAK15,689
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,497
|
$0.46
LAK9,900
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,352
|
$5.00
LAK108,149
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,064,059
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK612,286,620
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK241,675
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK241,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,144,974
|
$859.15
LAK18,568,384
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,385,803
|
$775.98
LAK16,770,772
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.31
LAK1,173,734
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,189,593
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK199,967,212
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$0.95
LAK20,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,414
|
$1.50
LAK32,323
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,357
|
$1.59
LAK34,280
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,074,969
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK75,728
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.86
LAK1,855,581
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,358,961
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,238,125
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK896,427
|
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