Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 61.4% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$1.23
Rs342
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$2.82
Rs781
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$0.22
Rs60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$0.15
Rs41
|
|
pay 74.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$2.02
Rs560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$2.38
Rs660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$0.94
Rs261
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$0.93
Rs257
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$0.39
Rs107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.24
Rs68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$0.23
Rs65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$3.16
Rs876
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$3.87
Rs1,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$13,380.28
Rs3,710,387
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$1.94
Rs537
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$15.15
Rs4,202
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$148.59
Rs41,205
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$86.06
Rs23,864
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$50.24
Rs13,930
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$39.54
Rs10,964
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$804.88
Rs223,196
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$2.11
Rs586
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$1.06
Rs294
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$1.06
Rs293
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$15.92
Rs4,414
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$2.82
Rs781
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$12.72
Rs3,527
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$16.75
Rs4,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$51.89
Rs14,391
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$29.47
Rs8,172
|
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