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Vientiane vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 24.1% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 72.3% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 70.7% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Rabat	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.56	$2.31 LAK49,962	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD60.83	$5.54 LAK119,908	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.46	$0.62 LAK13,417	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.58	$0.42 LAK8,993	+6.7%
Average			-13.3%

Rabat vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Rabat	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.50	$1.17 LAK25,263	+138.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD60.67	$13.94 LAK301,703	+111.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.50	$7.32 LAK158,409	+120.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.27	$1.81 LAK39,209	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.73	$2.99 LAK64,760	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.18	$0.90 LAK19,388	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.02	$0.50 LAK10,827	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.33	$0.94 LAK20,320	+158.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.52	$0.61 LAK13,144	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.05	$0.74 LAK16,015	+122.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.11	$0.47 LAK10,072	+37.5%
Average			+67.0%

Rabat vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Rabat	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.30	$5.18 LAK112,095	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD253.48	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD344,731.16	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.02	$10.86 LAK235,028	+34.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 72.3% more for housing

	Rabat	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD353.93	$11.39 LAK246,478	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,313.22	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	+84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,507.23	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	+187.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD270.64	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	+87.4%
Average			+72.3%

Rabat vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay 70.7% more for childcare

	Rabat	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,459.59	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+113.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD66,840.40	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	+28.3%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.70	$1.50 LAK32,475	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.33	$1.73 LAK37,470	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.54	$1.96 LAK42,468	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD260.60	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	+78.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD65.90	$3.56 LAK77,021	-50.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Rabat	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD490.06	$27.70 LAK599,542	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD438.77	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	+45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD954.77	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD895.63	$42.19 LAK913,170	-56.7%
Average			-26.0%

Rabat vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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