Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 0.2% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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