Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 63.3% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Suva, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 89.1% more for transportation
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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