Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.2 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$5.13
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$131.93
€122.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$4.11
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$50.27
€46.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$106.59
€98.98
|
|
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