Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 70.3% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Poland, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Poland
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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