Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 19.2% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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