Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 13.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
|
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