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Vilnius vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 45.7% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 2.8% more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 83.1% more in Vilnius

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and childcare in Vilnius are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Vilnius.

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Vilnius vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK59,964	$13.44 €11.99	+402.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK120K	$8.96 €8.00	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK15,990	$2.27 €2.03	+219.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,370	$2.24 €2.00	+500.0%
Average			+232.8%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,613	$1.65 €1.47	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK305K	$5.21 €4.65	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$5.65 €5.05	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK41,899	$3.28 €2.93	+75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,026	$3.84 €3.42	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,346	$0.86 €0.77	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,606	$0.66 €0.59	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,703	$0.78 €0.70	-34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,564	$1.56 €1.39	+124.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,846	$0.43 €0.38	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,942	$0.37 €0.33	-25.1%
Average			-3.1%

Vientiane vs. Vilnius - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK126K	$7.33 €6.54	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$42.55 €37.98	-12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK632M	$27,308.11 €24,375.71	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK190K	$12.93 €11.54	+52.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK277K	$20.45 €18.26	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK14M	$815.94 €728.33	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$619.59 €553.05	+49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$170.67 €152.34	+146.5%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$646.49 €577.07	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK249M	$11,322.02 €10,106.24	+2.2%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,482	$5.60 €5.00	+311.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,143	$3.69 €3.29	+106.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK39,976	$6.27 €5.60	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$41.50 €37.05	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK94,943	$10.08 €9.00	+138.0%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 83.1% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK600K	$94.67 €84.50	+254.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK1M	$41.68 €37.20	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$92.02 €82.14	+62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK920K	$128.77 €114.94	+214.0%
Average			+83.1%

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