Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$3.00
₭63,830
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.92
₭19,541
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.44
₭9,389
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$10.37
₭220,624
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.37
₭50,423
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$2.02
₭43,030
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.52
₭11,028
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.25
₭47,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$5.24
₭111,525
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.13
₭24,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.10
₭44,612
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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