Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 4.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,280	$1.98 LAK42,771	-87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,960	$2.97 LAK64,156	-75.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA696	$0.53 LAK11,406	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA742	$0.42 LAK9,126	-67.6%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Libreville	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA804	$0.91 LAK19,674	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,933	$13.72 LAK295,931	+303.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,555	$6.42 LAK138,492	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,926	$1.75 LAK37,765	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,768	$2.95 LAK63,655	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA814	$0.88 LAK19,025	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA659	$0.49 LAK10,620	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA814	$0.92 LAK19,920	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.60 LAK12,853	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA589	$0.73 LAK15,660	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA631	$0.46 LAK9,882	-58.8%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Libreville	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,209	$5.00 LAK107,949	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,519	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	+9.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA15,775,548	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,875	$11.18 LAK241,228	+63.9%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Libreville	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA38,666	$11.17 LAK241,024	-83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA479,453	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA278,392	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	+58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA47,308	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	-34.8%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA67,278	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	+180.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,015,914	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	+74.2%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA557	$0.95 LAK20,464	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,413	$1.50 LAK32,263	-64.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,392	$1.59 LAK34,217	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA32,479	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,558	$3.50 LAK75,588	-22.2%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Libreville	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,119	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA41,759	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,519	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA40,831	$41.48 LAK894,770	-42.3%
Average			+0.5%

Libreville vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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