Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 24.4% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,083
|
$1.82
LAK38,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,060
|
$3.24
LAK69,235
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,084
|
$0.67
LAK14,430
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,123
|
$0.43
LAK9,163
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,224
|
$0.93
LAK19,890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,278
|
$14.08
LAK300,958
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,198
|
$6.60
LAK141,074
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,472
|
$1.80
LAK38,458
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,504
|
$3.01
LAK64,344
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,263
|
$0.90
LAK19,326
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,149
|
$0.51
LAK10,800
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,527
|
$0.95
LAK20,292
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,711
|
$0.62
LAK13,187
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,607
|
$0.75
LAK16,067
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,934
|
$0.47
LAK10,042
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,407
|
$5.14
LAK109,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,712
|
$50.97
LAK1,089,671
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,015,486
|
$28,928.24
LAK618,416,654
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,897
|
$17.94
LAK383,457
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,145
|
$13.36
LAK285,712
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,193,850
|
$863.65
LAK18,462,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩722,800
|
$785.49
LAK16,791,881
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩191,980
|
$65.45
LAK1,399,076
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩521,738
|
$342.92
LAK7,330,765
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,479,793
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,829,443
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,038
|
$1.00
LAK21,303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,298
|
$1.67
LAK35,693
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,534
|
$1.64
LAK35,087
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,978
|
$51.00
LAK1,090,217
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,113
|
$2.49
LAK53,258
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,058
|
$81.96
LAK1,752,056
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,114
|
$62.33
LAK1,332,396
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,424
|
$58.81
LAK1,257,300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩173,949
|
$42.69
LAK912,691
|
|
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