Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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