Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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