Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 19.6% more expensive than Manama.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Manama, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.57
BHD2.100
|
$3.00
₭63,830
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
BHD2.500
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
BHD0.280
|
$0.92
₭19,541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
BHD0.110
|
$0.44
₭9,389
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
BHD0.510
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
BHD1.280
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
BHD2.280
|
$10.37
₭220,624
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
BHD0.910
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
BHD1.170
|
$2.37
₭50,423
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
BHD0.340
|
$2.02
₭43,030
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BHD0.270
|
$0.52
₭11,028
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BHD0.260
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
BHD0.180
|
$2.25
₭47,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.130
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
BHD0.730
|
$5.24
₭111,525
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.14
BHD14.000
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,875.78
BHD9,000.640
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.53
BHD10.000
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.73
BHD16.860
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.55
BHD342.880
|
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.17
BHD277.520
|
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.26
BHD38.170
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.93
BHD150.010
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,588.65
BHD3,237.730
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.96
BHD3.000
|
$1.13
₭24,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
BHD1.820
|
$2.10
₭44,612
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
BHD2.250
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.01
BHD31.670
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
BHD3.500
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Manama
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
BHD16.630
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.18
BHD24.570
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
BHD33.780
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
BHD29.290
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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