Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 6.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$2.58
NGN4,229.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$5.61
NGN9,203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.46
NGN761.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.27
NGN448.03
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.47
NGN2,412.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$0.95
NGN1,558.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$11.68
NGN19,174.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.58
NGN2,596.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$2.68
NGN4,390.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.63
NGN2,677.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.74
NGN1,222.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.83
NGN1,355.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.74
NGN1,209.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.64
NGN1,044.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.71
NGN1,161.86
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$2.64
NGN4,325.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$6,330.29
NGN10,389,398.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$7.55
NGN12,388.55
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$41.58
NGN68,233.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$2,689.63
NGN4,414,273.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,947,055.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$16.95
NGN27,825.93
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$98.94
NGN162,389.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$2,650.91
NGN4,350,725.03
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.22
NGN2,000.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$1.74
NGN2,854.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$45.10
NGN74,017.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$8.10
NGN13,289.60
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$26.71
NGN43,844.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$28.78
NGN47,235.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$60.54
NGN99,360.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$78.16
NGN128,281.93
|
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