Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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