Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 73.7% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 50.2% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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