Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 3.3% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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