Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 13.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
|
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