Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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