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Vientiane vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 52.3% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.31 LAK49,458	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.54 LAK119K	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.62 LAK13,282	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.42 LAK8,902	-73.6%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	St. George's	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.17 LAK25,008	-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$13.94 LAK299K	+178.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$7.32 LAK157K	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.81 LAK38,814	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.99 LAK64,107	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.90 LAK19,193	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.50 LAK10,718	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.94 LAK20,115	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.61 LAK13,012	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.74 LAK15,853	+4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.47 LAK9,970	-34.1%
Average			-6.7%

St. George's vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	St. George's	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.18 LAK111K	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$50.18 LAK1M	+35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$28,736.24 LAK616M	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.86 LAK233K
Average			+17.3%

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	St. George's	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$11.39 LAK244K	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$866.78 LAK19M	+49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$784.74 LAK17M	+170.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$55.21 LAK1M	-65.4%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$338.54 LAK7M	+509.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+300.4%
Average			+405.1%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.50 LAK32,148	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$1.73 LAK37,093	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.96 LAK42,040	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$50.52 LAK1M	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$3.56 LAK76,245	-67.9%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	St. George's	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$27.70 LAK593K	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$69.25 LAK1M	+56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$58.22 LAK1M	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$42.19 LAK904K	-44.4%
Average			+13.8%

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