Vientiane is 70.6% more expensive than Praia.

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Praia, you would:

pay 35.0% less for restaurants

 
Praia
Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.67
CVE474.27
$3.00
₭62,711
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.91
CVE600.10
$5.00
₭104,518
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
CVE143.40
$0.92
₭19,198

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

 
Praia
Vientiane
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
CVE120.27
$1.93
₭40,343
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
CVE326.94
$5.94
₭124,268
Milk (1 gallon) $3.53
CVE358.41
$10.37
₭216,755

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

 
Praia
Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
CVE647.76
$5.24
₭109,569
Monthly public transit pass $20.69
CVE2,100.33
$5.94
₭124,268
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Praia
Vientiane
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
$168.24
₭3,516,785
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $246.37
CVE25,003.97
$499.61
₭10,443,629
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $148.36
CVE15,057.45
$274.31
₭5,734,136

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Praia
Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $76.40
CVE7,753.97
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Praia
Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.27
CVE230.79
$1.13
₭23,591
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.49
CVE150.94
$2.10
₭43,830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.43
CVE450.07
$2.04
₭42,612

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

 
Praia
Vientiane
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $93.14
₭1,946,868
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
$50.63
₭1,058,351
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
$124.25
₭2,597,207

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