Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 19.4% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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