Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 96.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
?? |
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
?? |
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