Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 30.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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