Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.5 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 75.6% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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