Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 1.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Laos, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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