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Victoria vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 59.1% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$18.02 SCR252.68	+573.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$12.63 SCR177.21	+136.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$2.32 SCR32.48	+224.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$2.66 SCR37.29	+612.3%
Average			+336.5%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.74 SCR24.47	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$15.56 SCR218.25	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$7.27 SCR102.03	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.80 SCR53.37	+103.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.82 SCR39.54	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.02 SCR14.33	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.25 SCR17.57	+142.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.09 SCR15.28	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$2.85 SCR39.95	+310.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.88 SCR12.38	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.83 SCR11.59	+69.4%
Average			+46.4%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.12 SCR85.81	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$33.37 SCR468.01	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	??
Average			-8.4%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Vientiane	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+1024.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+94.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+53.3%
Average			+83.7%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-21.5%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$4.01 SCR56.30	+195.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$4.00 SCR56.12	+123.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$24.19 SCR339.29	+1257.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$7.21 SCR101.07	+70.2%
Average			+144.9%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$37.23 SCR522.21	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$24.74 SCR347.02	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+58.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+146.0%
Average			+19.1%

Vientiane vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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