Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 23.5% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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