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Vientiane vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104K	$2.31 LAK49,458	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.54 LAK119K	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.62 LAK13,282	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.42 LAK8,902	-49.4%
Average			-45.7%

Damascus vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.17 LAK25,008	+135.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$13.94 LAK299K	+767.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$7.32 LAK157K	+94.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.81 LAK38,814	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.99 LAK64,107	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.90 LAK19,193	+98.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.50 LAK10,718	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.94 LAK20,115	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.61 LAK13,012	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.74 LAK15,853	+131.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.47 LAK9,970	+55.5%
Average			+127.8%

Damascus vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Damascus	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203K	$5.18 LAK111K	-66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221K	$50.18 LAK1M	+195.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$28,736.24 LAK616M	+91.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$10.86 LAK233K	+55.1%
Average			+68.8%

Damascus vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Damascus	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715K	$11.39 LAK244K	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3M	$866.78 LAK19M	+255.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2M	$784.74 LAK17M	+344.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1M	$55.21 LAK1M	-50.2%
Average			+117.7%

Damascus vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639K	$338.54 LAK7M	+588.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22M	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+447.6%
Average			+518.1%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$1.50 LAK32,148	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$1.73 LAK37,093	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.96 LAK42,040	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211K	$50.52 LAK1M	+210.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.56 LAK76,245	+18.6%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Damascus	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575K	$27.70 LAK593K	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536K	$69.25 LAK1M	+67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP748K	$58.22 LAK1M	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1M	$42.19 LAK904K	-47.3%
Average			-3.9%

Damascus vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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