Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 85.8% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 28.1% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,640	$1.98 LAK42,771	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,435	$2.97 LAK64,156	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA512	$0.53 LAK11,406	-41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA384	$0.42 LAK9,126	-37.5%
Average			-46.3%

N'djamena vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA186	$0.91 LAK19,674	+179.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA928	$13.72 LAK295,931	+739.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,264	$6.42 LAK138,492	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,229	$1.75 LAK37,765	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,684	$2.95 LAK63,655	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,263	$0.88 LAK19,025	-60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA443	$0.49 LAK10,620	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA982	$0.92 LAK19,920	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA603	$0.60 LAK12,853	-43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	$0.73 LAK15,660	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA393	$0.46 LAK9,882	-33.8%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 85.8% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,227	$5.00 LAK107,949	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA46,399	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,403,017	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	+151.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,088	$11.18 LAK241,228	+204.2%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA108,264	$11.17 LAK241,024	-94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA787,371	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA102,077	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	+331.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA106,444	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	-71.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,415	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	+825.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA927,973	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	+466.3%
Average			+645.9%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA696	$0.95 LAK20,464	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.50 LAK32,263
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA534	$1.59 LAK34,217	+68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA74,238	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,784	$3.50 LAK75,588	-28.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,559	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	+162.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA34,799	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,159	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA60,318	$41.48 LAK894,770	-60.9%
Average			+28.1%

N'djamena 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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