Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.96
|
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.79
|
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,492.09
|
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.93
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,297.27
|
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.61
|
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.72
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.78
|
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,968.93
|
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.43
|
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.40
|
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€79.00
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.78
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.88
|
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
|
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