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
FCFA10,164
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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