Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 47.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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