Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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