Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 3.2% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.78
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.61
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,588.11
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.12
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,255.77
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€810.42
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.72
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,876.39
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.81
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.66
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.21
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.76
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.38
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.63
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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