Cost of living comparison

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Bangui is 2.6 times more expensive than Vientiane.

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$8.26
FCFA4,979
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$12.38
FCFA7,469
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$2.06
FCFA1,245

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$2.89
FCFA1,743
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$3.10
FCFA1,867
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$17.19
FCFA10,367

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pay 82.4% more for transportation

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$9.37
FCFA5,655
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
??

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,878
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,256

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
??

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$2.89
FCFA1,743
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$2.48
FCFA1,494
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
$4.13
FCFA2,490

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
??

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