Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 8.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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