Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 11.6% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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