Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 79.5% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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