Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 94.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$5.09
CFPF567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$6.06
CFPF675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.72
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$1.18
CFPF131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$3.33
CFPF372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$2.30
CFPF256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$2.28
CFPF255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.88
CFPF544
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
?? | |
pay 83.5% more for housing
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$6.13
CFPF683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$3.53
CFPF393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
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