Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 8.7% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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