Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 22.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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