Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 40.5% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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