Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 41.8% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$1.65
Rs492.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.04
Rs1,500.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$0.51
Rs152.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$0.25
Rs73.20
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$0.74
Rs221.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$4.34
Rs1,292.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$5.48
Rs1,632.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$2.19
Rs653.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$2.25
Rs669.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$2.49
Rs741.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.42
Rs124.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$2.10
Rs625.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$0.70
Rs209.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.55
Rs164.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.38
Rs112.73
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$5.24
Rs1,561.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$4.72
Rs1,406.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$29,917.63
Rs8,909,551.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$2.83
Rs844.06
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$11.95
Rs3,559.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$341.69
Rs101,756.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$142.52
Rs42,443.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$25.52
Rs7,600.81
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.09
Rs7,770.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$520.92
Rs155,131.01
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$1.57
Rs468.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$1.85
Rs549.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$6.30
Rs1,875.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$12.09
Rs3,599.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$3.15
Rs937.85
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$24.08
Rs7,171.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$16.10
Rs4,795.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$54.57
Rs16,250.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$29.14
Rs8,678.02
|
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