Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 24.6% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
|
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