Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 47.8% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Managua, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Managua
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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