Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
|
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