Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 14.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.13
|
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.99
|
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.93
|
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.09
|
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.76
|
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.30
|
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,647.23
|
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.18
|
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.77
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€776.16
|
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€557.45
|
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€150.18
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€494.54
|
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,546.99
|
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.15
|
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.87
|
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.08
|
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€76.11
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.47
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€90.12
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€104.24
|
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
|
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