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Georgetown vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 58.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 95.5% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 66.6% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 44.6% more in Georgetown

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Georgetown are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+570.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.24 GYD260.07	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.63 GYD132.54	+69.7%
Average			+219.4%

Vientiane vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.5% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.09 GYD436.70	+82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$4.08 GYD854.23	+118.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.19 GYD668.32	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$3.64 GYD761.80	+235.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.80 GYD375.97	+247.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.81 GYD378.61	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$3.20 GYD669.94	+361.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.09 GYD228.28	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.38 GYD289.56	+183.7%
Average			+95.5%

Vientiane vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$3.96 GYD828.60	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+176.7%
Average			+2.5%

Vientiane vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+254.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$960.21 GYD201K	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$519.95 GYD109K	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+33.1%
Average			+42.9%

Vientiane vs. Georgetown - Cost of housing

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pay 66.6% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+69.1%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.91 GYD400.11	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+227.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$3.35 GYD700.19	+87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+46.8%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 44.6% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+138.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+107.0%
Average			+44.6%

Vientiane vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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