Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.1% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
$3.00
₭63,622
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$0.92
₭19,477
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF121
|
$0.44
₭9,359
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF569
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
$10.37
₭219,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF678
|
$2.37
₭50,259
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF193
|
$2.02
₭42,890
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF132
|
$0.52
₭10,992
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF373
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF257
|
$2.25
₭47,655
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF256
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF547
|
$5.24
₭111,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF686
|
$1.13
₭23,934
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF395
|
$2.10
₭44,467
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
|
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