Cost of living comparison
Havana is 69.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Havana instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
|
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