Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 3.4 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Laos
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 16.2 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,681	$1.90 LAK41,018	-85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,201	$4.20 LAK90,905	-65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA720	$0.69 LAK14,927	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA720	$0.49 LAK10,498	-60.4%
Average			-63.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,905	$1.00 LAK21,672	-69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,978	$13.03 LAK281,749	+287.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,694	$6.40 LAK138,383	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,728	$2.06 LAK44,643	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,821	$2.07 LAK44,757	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.75 LAK16,109	-66.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA871	$0.74 LAK16,038	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.96 LAK20,698	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA871	$1.29 LAK27,873	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,089	$0.70 LAK15,027	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.45 LAK9,774	-79.7%
Average			-18.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,817	$4.61 LAK99,573	+48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,502	$53.85 LAK1,164,291	+104.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,413,438	$28,167.89 LAK608,989,769	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,321	$10.57 LAK228,600	+43.8%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,602	$8.98 LAK194,223	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA120,023	$993.83 LAK21,486,560	+386.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA67,213	$809.30 LAK17,497,144	+607.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,598	$58.85 LAK1,272,240	+40.6%
Average			+247.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 16.2 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA38,407	$291.32 LAK6,298,438	+345.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA192,037	$9,140.14 LAK197,609,919	+2697.0%
Average			+1521.4%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA960	$1.11 LAK23,911	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,361	$1.62 LAK35,003	-71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,655	$1.78 LAK38,579	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,805	$66.31 LAK1,433,661	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,165	$2.97 LAK64,254	-44.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,403	$78.60 LAK1,699,294	+220.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA60,011	$61.45 LAK1,328,488	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA144,027	$65.22 LAK1,410,044	-73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA48,009	$46.67 LAK1,009,006	-42.9%
Average			+16.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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