Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 49.1% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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