Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.2 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
|
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