Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 44.8% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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