Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
|
pay 97.8% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
|
pay 96.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
|
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