Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Rome instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay 94.5% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$123.90
€114.11
|
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