Cost of living comparison
Laos is 43.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Laos instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA823
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA977
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
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