Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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