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Vientiane vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 6.2% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 89.3% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 49.1% less in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 68.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	$2.31 LAK49,962	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	$5.54 LAK119,908	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.73	$0.62 LAK13,417	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.30	$0.42 LAK8,993	-72.3%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.17	$1.17 LAK25,263	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$13.94 LAK301,703	+178.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.08	$7.32 LAK158,409	+28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.81	$1.81 LAK39,209	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.07	$2.99 LAK64,760	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.90 LAK19,388	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.23	$0.50 LAK10,827	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.94 LAK20,320	+107.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.61 LAK13,144	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.74 LAK16,015	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.21	$0.47 LAK10,072	-63.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 89.3% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.63	$5.18 LAK112,095	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+150.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.50	$10.86 LAK235,028	+203.3%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	$11.39 LAK246,478	-93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	-27.8%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+238.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	+35.9%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$1.50 LAK32,475	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.62	$1.73 LAK37,470	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.73	$1.96 LAK42,468	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	$3.56 LAK77,021	-64.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 49.1% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	$27.70 LAK599,542	-65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	$42.19 LAK913,170	-71.9%
Average			-49.1%

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