Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.3 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in George Town instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
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pay 4.1 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
|
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