Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vientiane vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary
Vientiane is 23.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
Vientiane vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.67
LAK60,254
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.35
LAK121K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.71
LAK16,068
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.37
LAK8,410
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
$1.14
LAK25,737
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
$13.59
LAK306K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
$7.61
LAK171K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
$1.87
LAK42,101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
$2.81
LAK63,330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
$1.09
LAK24,464
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
$0.52
LAK11,662
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
$1.19
LAK26,832
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
$0.69
LAK15,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
$0.66
LAK14,918
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
$0.49
LAK10,995
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries
pay 77.9% more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
$5.62
LAK127K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
$48.44
LAK1M
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,190.13
LAK635M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
$8.47
LAK191K
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.33
LAK278K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$909.78
HTG119K
|
$643.47
LAK15M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.79
HTG117K
|
$414.50
LAK9M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.22
LAK2M
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$625.02
LAK14M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,083.07
LAK250M
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of childcare
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.36
LAK30,629
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.79
LAK40,336
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
$1.78
LAK40,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.54
LAK1M
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
$4.23
LAK95,401
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.74
LAK603K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
$66.85
LAK2M
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$56.75
LAK1M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.00
LAK924K
|
|
Port-au-prince vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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