Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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