Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 3.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.90
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.55
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.66
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.94
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.69
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.49
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.43
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.46
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.60
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.39
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.65
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.38
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.63
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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