Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 10.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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