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Vientiane vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 75.0% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Tunis	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.140	$2.31 LAK49,966	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.180	$5.54 LAK119,918	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.080	$0.62 LAK13,418	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.900	$0.42 LAK8,994	+35.6%
Average			-3.4%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.620	$1.17 LAK25,265	+450.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.760	$13.94 LAK301,727	+160.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.480	$7.32 LAK158,421	+293.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.550	$1.81 LAK39,212	+17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.410	$2.99 LAK64,765	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.850	$0.90 LAK19,390	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND5.030	$0.50 LAK10,828	-70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.560	$0.94 LAK20,322	+76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.960	$0.61 LAK13,145	+87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.980	$0.74 LAK16,016	+121.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.47 LAK10,073	+64.5%
Average			+108.8%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.660	$5.18 LAK112,104	+57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND42.240	$50.18 LAK1,086,211	+249.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND121,440.010	$28,736.24 LAK622,040,039	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND9.010	$10.86 LAK235,047	+254.7%
Average			+132.9%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tunis	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND62.880	$11.39 LAK246,498	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND846.030	$866.78 LAK18,762,772	+201.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND529.190	$784.74 LAK16,986,870	+336.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND134.490	$55.21 LAK1,195,061	+20.8%
Average			+128.0%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND340.290	$338.54 LAK7,328,183	+192.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,383.120	$9,334.55 LAK202,060,626	+164.5%
Average			+178.6%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.060	$1.50 LAK32,478	-12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.800	$1.73 LAK37,473	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.370	$1.96 LAK42,471	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND100.990	$50.52 LAK1,093,653	+47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.190	$3.56 LAK77,027	-35.3%
Average			+7.3%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Tunis	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND138.520	$27.70 LAK599,589	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND181.560	$69.25 LAK1,498,972	+12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND278.540	$58.22 LAK1,260,206	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND214.900	$42.19 LAK913,242	-42.2%
Average			-27.4%

Tunis vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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