Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$3.00
₭63,622
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.92
₭19,477
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.44
₭9,359
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$10.37
₭219,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.37
₭50,259
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$2.02
₭42,890
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.52
₭10,992
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$2.25
₭47,655
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$5.24
₭111,161
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.13
₭23,934
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.10
₭44,467
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
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