Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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