Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.8 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$2.71
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$4.71
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$3.93
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$97.85
€90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$28,969.95
€26,679.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$25.51
€23.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$45.90
€42.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$1,796.60
€1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$1,576.07
€1,451.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$186.48
€171.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,725.51
€1,589.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$11,482.44
€10,574.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$9.02
€8.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$39.59
€36.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$14.29
€13.16
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$77.95
€71.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$30.57
€28.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$90.96
€83.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$109.87
€101.19
|
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