Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.7 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
|
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