Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 59.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK40,189
|
$6.22
NT$198.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK71,627
|
$4.98
NT$158.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,928
|
$1.03
NT$32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,480
|
$0.72
NT$22.79
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,577
|
$1.88
NT$60.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK311,353
|
$7.75
NT$246.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK145,947
|
$11.33
NT$361.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,787
|
$2.84
NT$90.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK66,566
|
$4.13
NT$131.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,993
|
$2.07
NT$65.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,173
|
$1.01
NT$32.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,993
|
$1.18
NT$37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,642
|
$1.49
NT$47.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,622
|
$1.24
NT$39.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,389
|
$1.12
NT$35.75
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK113,641
|
$3.71
NT$118.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,127,306
|
$37.34
NT$1,189.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK639,775,700
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,000,004.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK396,701
|
$8.87
NT$282.46
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK295,580
|
$25.59
NT$814.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK19,100,405
|
$662.03
NT$21,085.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,371,844
|
$504.69
NT$16,074.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,447,398
|
$72.03
NT$2,294.00
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,583,957
|
$686.42
NT$21,862.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK205,696,670
|
$17,703.28
NT$563,844.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK22,039
|
$2.49
NT$79.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,926
|
$3.49
NT$111.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK36,299
|
$3.89
NT$123.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,127,871
|
$38.67
NT$1,231.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK55,097
|
$9.34
NT$297.33
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,812,569
|
$62.24
NT$1,982.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,378,414
|
$30.20
NT$961.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,300,725
|
$88.35
NT$2,813.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK944,214
|
$103.73
NT$3,303.61
|
|
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