Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.4% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Greece, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Greece
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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