Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 41.0% cheaper than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP58.57
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP19.31
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.87
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.84
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP965.47
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.30
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.29
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.54
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP72.08
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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