Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Pago Pago, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Pago Pago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.78
₭958,490
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