Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.9% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 72.6% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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