Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.3 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
|
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