Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 77.2% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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