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Laos

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Suva vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 1.3% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 85.1% more in Suva
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Suva
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Suva
Childcare: pay 34.1% less in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Suva

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Suva are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Suva. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Suva.

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Suva vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.1% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$5.78 FJD13.10	+116.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$7.55 FJD17.13	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.54 FJD3.49	+115.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.76 FJD1.73	+104.7%
Average			+85.1%

Vientiane vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$0.55 FJD1.25	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$5.12 FJD11.60	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.93 FJD11.17	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.32 FJD7.52	+77.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.82 FJD6.40	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.13 FJD2.55	+3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.13 FJD2.56	+118.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.57 FJD3.56	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.45 FJD3.29	+108.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.57 FJD1.29	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.49 FJD1.11	+0.7%
Average			+1.1%

Vientiane vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$5.36 FJD12.16	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$22.21 FJD50.37	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$4.44 FJD10.07	-47.5%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Vientiane	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$23.99 FJD54.40	+94.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$325.66 FJD738.49	-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$34.77 FJD78.84	-49.8%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 34.1% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$226.59 FJD513.82	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	+19.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$3.55 FJD8.06	+161.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$2.93 FJD6.65	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$9.77 FJD22.16	+448.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$36.16 FJD82.00	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$3.33 FJD7.56	-21.3%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$33.32 FJD75.56	+24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$39.99 FJD90.67	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$69.22 FJD156.97	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$61.13 FJD138.63	+49.1%
Average			+7.9%

Vientiane vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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