Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$3.00
₭62,711
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$0.92
₭19,198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$0.44
₭9,225
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$10.37
₭216,755
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$2.37
₭49,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$2.02
₭42,275
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.52
₭10,834
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$2.25
₭46,973
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$5.24
₭109,569
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$1.13
₭23,591
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$2.10
₭43,830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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