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
LAK41,813
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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