Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 42.3% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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