Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Doha instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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