Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 85.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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