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Vientiane vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 26.7% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$2.31 LAK49,996	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.54 LAK119,989	-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.62 LAK13,426	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.42 LAK8,999	-56.5%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.17 LAK25,280	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$13.94 LAK301,907	+242.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.32 LAK158,516	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.81 LAK39,236	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.99 LAK64,804	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.90 LAK19,401	-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.50 LAK10,834	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.94 LAK20,334	-74.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.61 LAK13,153	-83.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.74 LAK16,026	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.47 LAK10,079	-64.1%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.18 LAK112,171	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$50.18 LAK1,086,859
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$28,736.24 LAK622,411,053	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$10.86 LAK235,187	-78.9%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$11.39 LAK246,645	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$866.78 LAK18,773,963	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$784.74 LAK16,997,001	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$55.21 LAK1,195,773	-44.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$338.54 LAK7,332,554
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$9,334.55 LAK202,181,144	+404.5%
Average			+404.5%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.50 LAK32,497	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.73 LAK37,496	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.96 LAK42,496
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$50.52 LAK1,094,305	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.56 LAK77,073	-42.6%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$27.70 LAK599,946	-44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$69.25 LAK1,499,866
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$58.22 LAK1,260,957	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$42.19 LAK913,787
Average			-33.0%

Saint John's vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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