Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.4 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$14.40
€13.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$18.20
€16.88
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$840.88
€780.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$378.45
€351.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$16.99
€15.76
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$119.75
€111.10
|
|
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