Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Paris instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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