Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 6.4% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,848
|
$1.82
LAK40,064
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,848
|
$3.24
LAK71,405
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA852
|
$0.67
LAK14,882
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA788
|
$0.43
LAK9,451
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA402
|
$0.93
LAK20,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,003
|
$14.08
LAK310,391
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,525
|
$6.60
LAK145,496
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,402
|
$1.80
LAK39,664
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,919
|
$3.01
LAK66,360
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA588
|
$0.90
LAK19,932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA456
|
$0.51
LAK11,138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA563
|
$0.95
LAK20,928
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA459
|
$0.62
LAK13,600
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA348
|
$0.75
LAK16,571
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA297
|
$0.47
LAK10,357
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,560
|
$5.14
LAK113,290
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,119
|
$50.97
LAK1,123,824
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA15,996,862
|
$28,928.24
LAK637,799,371
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA16,966
|
$17.94
LAK395,475
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,102
|
$13.36
LAK294,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA543,584
|
$863.65
LAK19,041,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA213,580
|
$785.49
LAK17,318,181
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA53,386
|
$65.45
LAK1,442,927
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA147,850
|
$342.92
LAK7,560,529
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,319,811
|
$9,300.83
LAK205,061,253
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,454
|
$1.00
LAK21,971
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,295
|
$1.67
LAK36,812
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA776
|
$1.64
LAK36,187
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA38,457
|
$51.00
LAK1,124,387
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,848
|
$2.49
LAK54,927
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA34,902
|
$81.96
LAK1,806,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,006
|
$62.33
LAK1,374,156
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA48,282
|
$58.81
LAK1,296,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA44,113
|
$42.69
LAK941,297
|
|
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