Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 0.4% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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