Cost of living comparison
Accra is 9.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Accra instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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