Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.7 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 68.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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