Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.9% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
$3.00
₭63,622
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.13
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.37
|
$0.92
₭19,477
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
$0.44
₭9,359
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.45
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF7.01
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.29
|
$10.37
₭219,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.05
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.46
|
$2.37
₭50,259
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$2.02
₭42,890
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.52
₭10,992
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
$2.25
₭47,655
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$1.57
₭33,359
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$5.24
₭111,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.48
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,720.37
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.92
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF51.15
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,443.32
|
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,173.10
|
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.78
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF227.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,356.54
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.05
|
$1.13
₭23,934
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.88
|
$2.10
₭44,467
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.63
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.35
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.49
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.75
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF98.36
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.98
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
|
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