Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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