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Vientiane vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 47.4% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 35.7% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 62.6% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 3.3% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Oslo, you would:

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pay 81.5% less for restaurants

	Oslo	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.94 NOK252.86	$2.31 LAK49,962	-90.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.97 NOK151.72	$5.54 LAK119,908	-63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.05 NOK41.09	$0.62 LAK13,417	-84.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 NOK34.00	$0.42 LAK8,993	-87.6%
Average			-81.5%

Oslo vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Oslo	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$4.01 NOK40.60	$1.17 LAK25,263	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 NOK69.93	$13.94 LAK301,703	+102.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.43 NOK85.49	$7.32 LAK158,409	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 NOK51.27	$1.81 LAK39,209	-64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.42 NOK75.19	$2.99 LAK64,760	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 NOK16.14	$0.90 LAK19,388	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK11.55	$0.50 LAK10,827	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 NOK15.34	$0.94 LAK20,320	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31 NOK23.40	$0.61 LAK13,144	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.40	$0.74 LAK16,015	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 NOK12.61	$0.47 LAK10,072	-62.6%
Average			-37.7%

Oslo vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

	Oslo	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.28 NOK83.96	$5.18 LAK112,095	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.62 NOK786.90	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,920.78 NOK354,005.94	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.75 NOK230.61	$10.86 LAK235,028	-52.3%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 62.6% less for housing

	Oslo	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 NOK545.26	$11.39 LAK246,478	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,763.00 NOK17,872.24	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,414.97 NOK14,344.14	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.70 NOK2,369.14	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	-76.4%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 3.3% less for childcare

	Oslo	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.67 NOK2,531.02	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,158.34 NOK163,803.60	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	-42.2%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.97 NOK121.37	$1.50 LAK32,475	-87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06 NOK51.30	$1.73 LAK37,470	-65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK171.95	$1.96 LAK42,468	-88.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.24 NOK570.17	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.96 NOK182.06	$3.56 LAK77,021	-80.2%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Oslo	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.33 NOK1,037.34	$27.70 LAK599,542	-72.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.31 NOK591.06	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.03 NOK1,226.93	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.48 NOK1,555.84	$42.19 LAK913,170	-72.5%
Average			-44.6%

Oslo vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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