Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 19.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
|
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