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Vientiane vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 15.8% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 73.4% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 8.6% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Vientiane

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Vientiane are more expensive than in Suva. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Suva	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD12.04	$2.31 LAK49,962	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD15.04	$5.54 LAK119,908	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.12	$0.62 LAK13,417	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.52	$0.42 LAK8,993	-37.9%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Suva	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.17	$1.17 LAK25,263	+126.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.55	$13.94 LAK301,703	+174.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.85	$7.32 LAK158,409	+53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.35	$1.81 LAK39,209	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.76	$2.99 LAK64,760	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.54	$0.90 LAK19,388	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.55	$0.50 LAK10,827	-55.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.54	$0.94 LAK20,320	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.27	$0.61 LAK13,144	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.42	$0.74 LAK16,015	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.23	$0.47 LAK10,072	-13.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

	Suva	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.53	$5.18 LAK112,095	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD50.15	$50.18 LAK1,086,126	+127.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD55,162.69	$28,736.24 LAK621,991,096	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD10.03	$10.86 LAK235,028	+146.0%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Suva	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD54.16	$11.39 LAK246,478	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,103.25	$866.78 LAK18,761,296	+78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD862.54	$784.74 LAK16,985,533	+106.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.49	$55.21 LAK1,194,967	+59.8%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 8.6% more for childcare

	Suva	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD509.00	$338.54 LAK7,327,607	+51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD32,094.65	$9,334.55 LAK202,044,727	-33.9%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD7.02	$1.50 LAK32,475	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.76	$1.73 LAK37,470	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD22.07	$1.96 LAK42,468	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.87	$50.52 LAK1,093,567	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.78	$3.56 LAK77,021	-7.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Suva	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD58.17	$27.70 LAK599,542	+8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD61.18	$69.25 LAK1,498,854	+157.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD156.26	$58.22 LAK1,260,106	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD138.01	$42.19 LAK913,170	-30.6%
Average			+29.8%

Suva vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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