Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 53.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 62.2% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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