Cost of living comparison
Greece is 79.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Greece instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
|
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