Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 13.6% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Abuja
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,814	$3.29 NGN5,231.79	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,221	$5.58 NGN8,861.48	+87.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,418	$0.50 NGN789.46	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,135	$0.28 NGN439.13	-34.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,694	$1.33 NGN2,119.49	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,229	$1.25 NGN1,985.33	-90.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,631	$10.91 NGN17,321.53	+69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,803	$1.56 NGN2,479.68	-10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,719	$1.88 NGN2,990.77	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,044	$1.50 NGN2,388.01	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,631	$0.75 NGN1,191.33	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,940	$0.82 NGN1,294.67	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,866	$0.74 NGN1,176.70	+24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,676	$0.66 NGN1,053.69	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,892	$0.64 NGN1,010.81	+38.9%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,058	$2.92 NGN4,633.96	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,471	$9.29 NGN14,747.76	-17.0%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,267	$41.56 NGN66,009.16	+272.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	$2,461.96 NGN3,910,237.00	+186.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	$1,158.05 NGN1,839,288.83	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	$23.44 NGN37,227.54	-56.8%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	$133.90 NGN212,675.42	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	$1,965.88 NGN3,122,324.67	-78.8%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,485	$1.20 NGN1,898.97	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,296	$1.64 NGN2,611.27	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,251	$2.00 NGN3,176.52	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	$44.84 NGN71,211.30	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,664	$8.35 NGN13,266.70	+138.4%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	$29.79 NGN47,311.64	-65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	$28.76 NGN45,684.56	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	$68.91 NGN109,443.43	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,672	$85.63 NGN136,002.04	+106.4%
Average			+1.8%

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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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