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Vientiane vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 14.8% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 34.7% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 67.8% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.7% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR231.55	$2.31 LAK49,458	-84.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR180.09	$5.54 LAK119K	-53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR34.69	$0.62 LAK13,282	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR40.76	$0.42 LAK8,902	-84.4%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Victoria	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR24.92	$1.17 LAK25,008	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR250.65	$13.94 LAK299K	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR103.88	$7.32 LAK157K	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR57.63	$1.81 LAK38,814	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR40.26	$2.99 LAK64,107	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR14.59	$0.90 LAK19,193	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR19.84	$0.50 LAK10,718	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR15.56	$0.94 LAK20,115	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR40.69	$0.61 LAK13,012	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR12.60	$0.74 LAK15,853	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR11.81	$0.47 LAK9,970	-39.8%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Victoria	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR81.06	$5.18 LAK111K	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR370.47	$50.18 LAK1M	+106.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR404K	$28,736.24 LAK616M	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR349.89	$10.86 LAK233K	-52.6%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 34.7% less for housing

	Victoria	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR2,092.49	$11.39 LAK244K	-91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR13,850.66	$866.78 LAK19M	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR11,491.56	$784.74 LAK17M	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,583.32	$55.21 LAK1M	-46.8%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 67.8% more for childcare

	Victoria	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,315.46	$338.54 LAK7M	+123.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR127K	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+12.4%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR59.10	$1.50 LAK32,148	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR70.47	$1.73 LAK37,093	-62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR346.36	$1.96 LAK42,040	-91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,421.07	$50.52 LAK1M	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR102.91	$3.56 LAK76,245	-47.2%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Victoria	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR909.11	$27.70 LAK593K	-53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR393.63	$69.25 LAK1M	+168.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,290.17	$58.22 LAK1M	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,265.60	$42.19 LAK904K	-49.1%
Average			+8.7%

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