Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 15.5% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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