Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 38.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$1.82
LAK40,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$3.24
LAK71,291
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$0.67
LAK14,858
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.43
LAK9,436
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.93
LAK20,480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$14.08
LAK309,893
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$6.60
LAK145,262
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$1.80
LAK39,600
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$3.01
LAK66,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$0.90
LAK19,900
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.51
LAK11,120
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.95
LAK20,895
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.62
LAK13,579
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.75
LAK16,544
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.47
LAK10,340
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$5.14
LAK113,108
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,122,019
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$28,928.24
LAK636,774,965
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$17.94
LAK394,840
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$13.36
LAK294,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$863.65
LAK19,010,819
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$785.49
LAK17,290,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$65.45
LAK1,440,609
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$342.92
LAK7,548,386
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$9,300.83
LAK204,731,892
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$1.00
LAK21,936
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.67
LAK36,753
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$1.64
LAK36,129
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$51.00
LAK1,122,581
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$2.49
LAK54,839
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$81.96
LAK1,804,068
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$62.33
LAK1,371,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$58.81
LAK1,294,624
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$42.69
LAK939,785
|
|
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