Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.0 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bern instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
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