Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 75.8% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.05
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.08
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.88
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.52
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.36
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.38
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,384.02
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.66
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.78
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,379.10
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,420.67
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD309.12
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,190.61
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,056.83
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.56
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.66
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.98
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD587.53
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.99
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD799.92
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD764.31
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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