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Vientiane vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 12.0% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 33.6% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Praia	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE497.23	$2.31 LAK49,962	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE651.47	$5.54 LAK119,908	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE307.03	$0.62 LAK13,417	-81.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE125.54	$0.42 LAK8,993	-68.9%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Praia	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE205.59	$1.17 LAK25,263	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	$13.94 LAK301,703	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE505.86	$7.32 LAK158,409	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE223.00	$1.81 LAK39,209	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.99 LAK64,760
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE227.01	$0.90 LAK19,388	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE136.39	$0.50 LAK10,827	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE165.18	$0.94 LAK20,320	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE263.68	$0.61 LAK13,144	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE63.65	$0.74 LAK16,015	+9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.19	$0.47 LAK10,072	-35.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Praia	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE588.48	$5.18 LAK112,095	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,762.38	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	$10.86 LAK235,028	-17.5%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Praia	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	$11.39 LAK246,478	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	+80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	+194.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,699.99	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	-62.1%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Praia	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE13,889.92	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+129.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	+188.2%
Average			+158.8%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE255.58	$1.50 LAK32,475	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE153.48	$1.73 LAK37,470	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE451.02	$1.96 LAK42,468	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	+58.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE551.24	$3.56 LAK77,021	-39.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Praia	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	$27.70 LAK599,542	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	+116.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	$42.19 LAK913,170	-67.0%
Average			-12.7%

Praia vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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