Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.4 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 90.3% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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