Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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