Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$0.44
₭9,225
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$2.37
₭49,539
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$2.02
₭42,275
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.52
₭10,834
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$2.25
₭46,973
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$1.57
₭32,881
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
|
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