Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
|
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