Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 30.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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