Cost of living comparison
Praia is 3.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Praia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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