Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 61.6% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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