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Beirut vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 63.8% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 84.4% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,458	$10.82 LBP966K	+368.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119K	$8.00 LBP714K	+44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,282	$1.76 LBP157K	+183.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,903	$0.76 LBP68,099	+83.5%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,008	$0.75 LBP66,830	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK299K	$5.06 LBP452K	-63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK157K	$6.20 LBP554K	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK38,814	$3.05 LBP273K	+68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,108	$4.28 LBP383K	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,193	$0.92 LBP81,729	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.66 LBP59,246	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,115	$0.60 LBP53,811	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,012	$0.51 LBP45,140	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK15,853	$0.42 LBP37,168	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK9,970	$0.55 LBP49,191	+18.4%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK111K	$3.51 LBP313K	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1M	$72.50 LBP6M	+44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK616M	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK233K	$19.00 LBP2M	+75.0%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 82.5% more for housing

	Vientiane	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK244K	$37.92 LBP3M	+233.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK19M	$842.31 LBP75M	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK17M	$372.22 LBP33M	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1M	$139.38 LBP12M	+152.5%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7M	$362.50 LBP32M	+7.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK200M	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-33.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,148	$4.00 LBP357K	+166.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,093	$3.28 LBP293K	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,040	$2.55 LBP228K	+30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1M	$66.33 LBP6M	+31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK76,245	$10.00 LBP893K	+181.0%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 84.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK594K	$59.38 LBP5M	+114.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1M	$50.00 LBP4M	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1M	$120.56 LBP11M	+107.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK904K	$102.86 LBP9M	+143.8%
Average			+84.4%

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