Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 51.3% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Senegal
- Groceries
-
pay 11.9% more in Senegal
- Transportation
-
pay 28.4% more in Senegal
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% less in Senegal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 87.6% more in Senegal
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% more in Senegal
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Senegal are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Senegal.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,017
|
$6.54
F CFA3,774
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK90,903
|
$8.99
F CFA5,190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,927
|
$0.93
F CFA535
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,498
|
$0.98
F CFA568
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,671
|
$0.55
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK281,741
|
$6.75
F CFA3,896
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,380
|
$10.56
F CFA6,098
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,642
|
$2.41
F CFA1,394
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,756
|
$4.39
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,109
|
$1.02
F CFA588
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,038
|
$0.82
F CFA471
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,697
|
$0.99
F CFA570
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,873
|
$0.88
F CFA509
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,027
|
$0.64
F CFA371
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,774
|
$0.54
F CFA312
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,570
|
$6.12
F CFA3,536
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,164,259
|
$24.51
F CFA14,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK608,973,239
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,569,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK228,594
|
$25.33
F CFA14,626
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,218
|
$48.58
F CFA28,057
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,485,977
|
$932.62
F CFA538,613
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,496,669
|
$326.78
F CFA188,724
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,272,205
|
$97.46
F CFA56,284
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,298,267
|
$249.17
F CFA143,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK197,604,555
|
$6,796.99
F CFA3,925,457
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,910
|
$2.45
F CFA1,415
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,002
|
$4.23
F CFA2,444
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,578
|
$1.47
F CFA849
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,433,622
|
$64.81
F CFA37,430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,252
|
$8.17
F CFA4,718
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,699,248
|
$58.82
F CFA33,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,328,452
|
$37.58
F CFA21,703
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,410,006
|
$88.23
F CFA50,956
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,008,978
|
$92.72
F CFA53,550
|
|
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