Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.00
₭63,830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.92
₭19,541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.44
₭9,389
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$10.37
₭220,624
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.37
₭50,423
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.02
₭43,030
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.52
₭11,028
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.25
₭47,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.24
₭111,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.13
₭24,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.10
₭44,612
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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