Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Laos instead of Benin, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 59.9% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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