Cost of living comparison

Banjul, Gambia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 10.3 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 5.3 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 6.4 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 56.9 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD357.41	$1.98 LAK42,875	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD453.15	$2.97 LAK64,312	-52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD119.77	$0.53 LAK11,434	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD68.31	$0.42 LAK9,148	-55.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Banjul	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD46.99	$0.91 LAK19,722	+39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD226.57	$13.72 LAK296,651	+335.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD374.84	$6.42 LAK138,829	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD143.50	$1.75 LAK37,857	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD91.35	$2.95 LAK63,810	+132.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.51	$0.88 LAK19,071	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.87	$0.49 LAK10,646	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD60.90	$0.92 LAK19,968	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.68	$0.60 LAK12,885	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.45	$0.73 LAK15,698	+71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.73	$0.46 LAK9,906	+0.8%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 5.3 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD288.86	$5.00 LAK108,212	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD471.60	$49.23 LAK1,064,677	+651.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD196,363.63	$28,330.27 LAK612,642,077	+938.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD427.97	$11.18 LAK241,815	+88.1%
Average			+425.8%

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

	Banjul	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,356.64	$11.17 LAK241,611	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,384.32	$859.15 LAK18,579,164	+737.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,809.79	$775.98 LAK16,780,509	+1366.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,732.62	$54.31 LAK1,174,415	+125.7%
Average			+538.5%

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pay 56.9 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD503.50	$332.66 LAK7,193,766	+4657.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,069.93	$9,252.41 LAK200,083,301	+6515.5%
Average			+5586.2%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD239.02	$0.95 LAK20,514	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD149.95	$1.50 LAK32,342	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD123.36	$1.59 LAK34,300	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,762.24	$49.74 LAK1,075,594	+103.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD251.75	$3.50 LAK75,772	+0.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Banjul	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,032.00	$85.86 LAK1,856,658	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,192.48	$62.88 LAK1,359,750	+41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,158.96	$57.29 LAK1,238,844	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,263.28	$41.48 LAK896,948	-52.3%
Average			+0.1%

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