Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.6% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dili, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 73.1% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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