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Praia vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 70.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 94.4% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Praia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Praia

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

Praia vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,458	$5.29 CVE508.15	+129.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119K	$6.93 CVE665.78	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,282	$3.26 CVE313.78	+426.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,902	$1.33 CVE128.30	+221.2%
Average			+200.4%

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pay 94.4% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,008	$2.19 CVE210.10	+87.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK299K	$13.59 CVE1,306.59	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK157K	$5.38 CVE516.98	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK38,814	$2.37 CVE227.90	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,107	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,193	$2.41 CVE231.99	+169.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$1.45 CVE139.38	+189.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,115	$1.76 CVE168.81	+87.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,012	$2.80 CVE269.47	+361.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK15,853	$0.68 CVE65.04	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK9,970	$0.72 CVE69.69	+55.8%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK111K	$6.26 CVE601.41	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1M	$29.37 CVE2,823.08	-41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK616M	$30,364.84 CVE3M	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK233K	$13.16 CVE1,265.07	+21.2%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK244K	$54.34 CVE5,223.84	+377.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK19M	$479.44 CVE46,092.67	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK17M	$266.36 CVE25,607.04	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1M	$145.64 CVE14,001.03	+163.8%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7M	$147.65 CVE14,195.13	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK200M	$3,238.92 CVE311K	-65.3%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,148	$2.72 CVE261.19	+81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,093	$1.63 CVE156.85	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,040	$4.79 CVE460.93	+144.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1M	$31.96 CVE3,072.84	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK76,245	$5.86 CVE563.35	+64.7%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Vientiane	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK593K	$88.10 CVE8,469.25	+218.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1M	$31.96 CVE3,072.84	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1M	$85.23 CVE8,194.25	+46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK904K	$127.85 CVE12,291.38	+203.0%
Average			+103.4%

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