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Laos

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Port Of Spain vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 52.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 58.3% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 78.8% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

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Port Of Spain vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$10.32 TTD70.16	+285.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.84 TTD60.14	+65.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.02 TTD6.92	+42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.74 TTD5.01	+97.5%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 58.3% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.52 TTD17.12	+120.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$3.32 TTD22.56	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$9.25 TTD62.87	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$4.38 TTD29.79	+134.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$4.57 TTD31.07	+62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$2.50 TTD17.01	+130.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.38 TTD9.40	+167.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.67 TTD11.37	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.95 TTD13.23	+180.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.98 TTD6.64	+47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.86 TTD5.82	+75.5%
Average			+58.3%

Vientiane vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$4.32 TTD29.40	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$132.67 TTD902.03	+173.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$11.06 TTD75.17	+30.6%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$56.39 TTD383.36	+357.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$69.52 TTD472.63	+0.4%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	-2.3%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$2.21 TTD15.03	+62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.72 TTD25.28	+107.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$5.90 TTD40.09	+230.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$56.51 TTD384.20	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$8.84 TTD60.14	+108.9%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 78.8% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$54.67 TTD371.67	+104.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$51.59 TTD350.79	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$145.94 TTD992.23	+157.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$103.19 TTD701.58	+151.7%
Average			+78.8%

Vientiane vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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