Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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