Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.4 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 |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$14.00
FCFA8,444
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$8.94
FCFA5,390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$1.50
FCFA904
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$1.53
FCFA926
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.61
FCFA2,782
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$7.14
FCFA4,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$3.52
FCFA2,123
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.44
FCFA868
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$5.17
FCFA3,116
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$21.74
FCFA13,113
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,242,901
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$20.24
FCFA12,209
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$156.50
FCFA94,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$381.29
FCFA229,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$456.95
FCFA275,637
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$214.14
FCFA129,173
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,076,354
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$2.85
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$4.18
FCFA2,523
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$3.50
FCFA2,111
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$75.25
FCFA45,391
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$10.00
FCFA6,032
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$35.42
FCFA21,364
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$35.56
FCFA21,447
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$92.22
FCFA55,629
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$90.00
FCFA54,289
|
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