Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.9 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$21.06
€19.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$5.49
€5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$27,583.68
€25,407.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$30.32
€27.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$51.70
€47.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$1,876.48
€1,728.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$1,454.17
€1,339.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$175.23
€161.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$1,174.85
€1,082.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$18,971.77
€17,475.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$38.16
€35.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$61.37
€56.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$33.16
€30.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$86.13
€79.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$96.05
€88.47
|
|
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