Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.4% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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