Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ouagadougou is 2.5% more expensive than Vientiane.

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$0.83
F CFA498
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$2.15
F CFA1,295
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$0.77
F CFA465

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$0.89
F CFA534
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$9.20
F CFA5,550

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$4.58
F CFA2,761
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$4.95
F CFA2,988
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
??

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pay 22.1% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
$41.19
F CFA24,848
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$412.75
F CFA248,974
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$206.38
F CFA124,487

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$123.83
F CFA74,692
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$1.16
F CFA697
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$1.24
F CFA747
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
$1.65
F CFA996

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Ouagadougou
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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