Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.0 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs343
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs784
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs561
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs662
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs262
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs258
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs108
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs879
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,078
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,722,998
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,216
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,345
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,945
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,978
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs11,002
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,955
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs588
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs295
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,429
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs784
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,539
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,662
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,439
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,200
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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