Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 37.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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