Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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