Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Manila, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.67
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.18
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱195.53
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱380.25
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱120.04
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.76
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.59
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.06
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.89
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.22
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.85
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱311.13
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱157.61
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 82.9% more for housing
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱81.68
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱178.50
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱356.06
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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