Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 5.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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