Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.4% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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