Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Adamstown, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Adamstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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