Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.2% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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