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Vientiane vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 7.2% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 57.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 47.2% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Vientiane

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and transportation in Vientiane are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Amman	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$2.31 LAK49,962	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$5.54 LAK119,908	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$0.62 LAK13,417	+24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.42 LAK8,993	+14.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

	Amman	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$1.17 LAK25,263	+114.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$13.94 LAK301,703	+324.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$7.32 LAK158,409	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$1.81 LAK39,209	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$2.99 LAK64,760	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$0.90 LAK19,388	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.50 LAK10,827	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$0.94 LAK20,320	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.61 LAK13,144	+77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.74 LAK16,015	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.47 LAK10,072	+33.6%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Amman	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$5.18 LAK112,095	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$10.86 LAK235,028	-9.4%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Amman	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$11.39 LAK246,478	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	+166.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	-32.0%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 47.2% more for childcare

	Amman	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	+66.9%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$1.50 LAK32,475	-73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$1.73 LAK37,470	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$1.96 LAK42,468	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	-16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$3.56 LAK77,021	-68.5%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Amman	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$27.70 LAK599,542	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$42.19 LAK913,170	-47.4%
Average			-31.4%

Amman vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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