Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 29.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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