Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$15.46
CHF14.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$3.50
CHF3.19
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$3.77
CHF3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$7.67
CHF6.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$6.88
CHF6.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$7.71
CHF7.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$55.21
CHF50.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,643.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$10.85
CHF9.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$55.95
CHF51.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,439.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,169.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$154.00
CHF140.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$248.46
CHF226.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,323.64
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$5.34
CHF4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$60.86
CHF55.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$32.10
CHF29.27
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$95.70
CHF87.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$45.67
CHF41.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$107.59
CHF98.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$152.03
CHF138.61
|
|
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