Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 27.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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