Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in France instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
|
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