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Vientiane vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 44.3% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 74.9% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Vientiane

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,809.71	$2.31 LAK50,054	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,779.27	$5.54 LAK120,129	+60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,597.95	$0.62 LAK13,442	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,229.01	$0.42 LAK9,010	+64.0%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,749.80	$1.17 LAK25,309	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,389.67	$13.94 LAK302,259	+298.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,617.97	$7.32 LAK158,700	+46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,447.87	$1.81 LAK39,281	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,599.62	$2.99 LAK64,879	+103.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,935.18	$0.90 LAK19,424	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,701.46	$0.50 LAK10,847	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,817.22	$0.94 LAK20,357	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,940.60	$0.61 LAK13,168	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,258.18	$0.74 LAK16,044	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,305.47	$0.47 LAK10,090	-59.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR49,108.65	$5.18 LAK112,301	+76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR204,219.83	$50.18 LAK1,088,125	+310.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR498,097,137.38	$28,736.24 LAK623,136,050	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,783.07	$10.86 LAK235,461	+219.1%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 74.9% more for housing

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR413,363.15	$11.39 LAK246,932	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,487,715.21	$866.78 LAK18,795,832	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,701,244.88	$784.74 LAK17,016,800	+253.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,201,355.20	$55.21 LAK1,197,166	-23.3%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,980,281.21	$338.54 LAK7,341,095	+89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,880,859.88	$9,334.55 LAK202,416,649	-15.3%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,828.74	$1.50 LAK32,535	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR35,022.45	$1.73 LAK37,539	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,809.71	$1.96 LAK42,546	-34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR457,834.29	$50.52 LAK1,095,580	+84.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,771.66	$3.56 LAK77,163	-0.6%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR894,310.72	$27.70 LAK600,645	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR545,831.45	$69.25 LAK1,501,613	+111.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,312,294.38	$58.22 LAK1,262,426	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,453,144.26	$42.19 LAK914,851	-51.5%
Average			-3.5%

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