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Saint John's vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 63.7% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 98.5% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 90.5% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 56.2% more in Saint John's

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

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Saint John's vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$16.65 EC$45.00	+522.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$9.25 EC$25.00	+73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.95 EC$5.27	+173.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$1.20 EC$3.25	+222.2%
Average			+242.9%

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pay 98.5% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.78 EC$7.50	+143.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.26 EC$11.50	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$8.40 EC$22.71	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$6.66 EC$18.00	+256.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.52 EC$9.53	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$2.96 EC$8.00	+172.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.11 EC$3.00	+114.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$3.70 EC$10.00	+210.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$3.70 EC$10.00	+433.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.30 EC$3.50	+95.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.30 EC$3.50	+165.4%
Average			+98.5%

Vientiane vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.11 EC$16.50	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	??
Average			+8.6%

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pay 90.5% more for housing

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$81.40 EC$220.00	+560.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$198.07 EC$535.29	+186.1%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$185.01 EC$500.00	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-83.3%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$2.41 EC$6.50	+77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.70 EC$10.00	+106.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$64.75 EC$175.00	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$6.29 EC$17.00	+48.6%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 56.2% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$50.00 EC$135.13	+87.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$74.00 EC$200.00	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	??
Average			+56.2%

Vientiane vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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