Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Pago Pago instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Pago Pago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
?? |
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