Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.4 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 97.1% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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