Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 3.3% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$2.19
IDR35,620.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$3.44
IDR55,975.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$0.60
IDR9,823.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$0.35
IDR5,664.47
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$1.20
IDR19,491.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$3.73
IDR60,628.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$5.15
IDR83,741.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$1.91
IDR31,107.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$1.51
IDR24,546.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.35
IDR21,993.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.71
IDR11,537.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$0.94
IDR15,270.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$0.60
IDR9,781.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.68
IDR11,033.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$1.06
IDR17,278.35
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$3.17
IDR51,605.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$10.96
IDR178,102.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$25,043.97
IDR407,092,203.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$3.04
IDR49,359.93
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$27.70
IDR450,328.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$427.91
IDR6,955,661.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$250.92
IDR4,078,750.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$70.34
IDR1,143,337.39
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$157.15
IDR2,554,503.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$8,849.09
IDR143,842,803.23
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$2.19
IDR35,620.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$2.26
IDR36,720.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$2.63
IDR42,744.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$28.00
IDR455,136.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$3.29
IDR53,430.85
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$53.99
IDR877,669.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$33.58
IDR545,869.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$80.78
IDR1,313,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$82.70
IDR1,344,252.38
|
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