Cost of living comparison

 Vientiane, Laos
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 50.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Bissau
Groceries
pay 32.1% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 20.7% less in Bissau
Housing
pay 56.1% more in Bissau
Childcare
pay 27.5% more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.0% more in Bissau
Clothing
pay 48.6% more in Bissau

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Bissau are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
LAK42,771
$4.90
F CFA2,784
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.97
LAK64,156
$9.43
F CFA5,355
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
LAK11,406
$1.31
F CFA742

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LAK19,674
$0.90
F CFA511
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
LAK295,931
$7.28
F CFA4,133
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LAK138,492
$6.18
F CFA3,513

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
LAK107,949
$4.52
F CFA2,567
Monthly public transit pass $49.23
LAK1,062,092
$25.57
F CFA14,523
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,330.27
LAK611,154,737
$32,027.10
F CFA18,189,877

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pay 56.1% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.17
LAK241,024
$45.27
F CFA25,710
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $859.15
LAK18,534,058
$433.95
F CFA246,466
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $775.98
LAK16,739,770
$225.47
F CFA128,057

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.66
LAK7,176,302
$765.65
F CFA434,852
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,252.41
LAK199,597,550
$2,307.50
F CFA1,310,552

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
LAK20,464
$1.55
F CFA882
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
LAK32,263
$2.04
F CFA1,160
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
LAK34,217
$1.63
F CFA928

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pay 48.6% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.86
LAK1,852,151
$89.86
F CFA51,039
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.88
LAK1,356,449
$57.19
F CFA32,479
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.29
LAK1,235,836
$81.69
F CFA46,399

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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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