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Vientiane vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 5.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Vientiane

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Vientiane are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP18,849.86	$2.31 LAK49,458	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,274.79	$5.54 LAK119K	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,016.59	$0.62 LAK13,282	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,529.71	$0.42 LAK8,902	-39.5%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Bogota	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,525.49	$1.17 LAK25,008	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,712.52	$13.94 LAK299K	+428.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,138.64	$7.32 LAK157K	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,052.32	$1.81 LAK38,814	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,441.69	$2.99 LAK64,107	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,032.55	$0.90 LAK19,193	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,775.36	$0.50 LAK10,718	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,549.02	$0.94 LAK20,115	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,252.88	$0.61 LAK13,012	-0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,193.02	$0.74 LAK15,853	+24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,129.51	$0.47 LAK9,970	-19.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Bogota	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP14,819.61	$5.18 LAK111K	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP161K	$50.18 LAK1M	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64M	$28,736.24 LAK616M	+66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP58,434.56	$10.86 LAK233K	-31.6%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Bogota	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP104K	$11.39 LAK244K	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP2M	$866.78 LAK19M	+84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1M	$784.74 LAK17M	+124.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP240K	$55.21 LAK1M	-15.2%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Bogota	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1M	$338.54 LAK7M	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP34M	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+2.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,712.46	$1.50 LAK32,148	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,013.26	$1.73 LAK37,093	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,003.61	$1.96 LAK42,040	-34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP99,158.11	$50.52 LAK1M	+87.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP18,849.86	$3.56 LAK76,245	-30.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Bogota	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP234K	$27.70 LAK593K	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP165K	$69.25 LAK1M	+54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP382K	$58.22 LAK1M	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP334K	$42.19 LAK904K	-53.5%
Average			-24.8%

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