Gabon vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gabon Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1841
$2395
🏠 One person rent
$310
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1188
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$175
💸 GDP per capita
$8230
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
5.09
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
9
24
😀 Quality of life
37
29
🏙️ Population
2.54M
7.77M

The average cost of living in Gabon ($738) is 31% less expensive than in Laos ($1065). Gabon ranked 144th vs 89th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gabon compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 138th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Gabon vs Laos

We calculate prices for Gabon and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Gabon Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.09
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
9.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.68
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7026
$9833

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In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$745
899K
Port-Gentil
$699
155K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1056
948K
Thakhek
$1038
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1269
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1082
25K