Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 28.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,568
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,180
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,004
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK787
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,128
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,241
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,148
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,183,960
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,109
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,936
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,100
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,523
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,672
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,411
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,358
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,321
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,626
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,392
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,906
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,093
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,058
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,220
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,465
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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