Cost of living comparison

Laos

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 61.4% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 86.9% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$11.51 PLN44.70	+330.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$10.23 PLN39.73	+91.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$2.24 PLN8.69	+213.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$2.24 PLN8.71	+500.7%
Average			+224.6%

Vientiane vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.49 PLN5.78	+30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.41 PLN17.13	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.07 PLN15.80	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.89 PLN15.11	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.95 PLN11.46	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$0.54 PLN2.11	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.77 PLN3.00	+49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.77 PLN3.00	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.83 PLN7.12	+163.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.40 PLN1.56	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.41 PLN1.59	-16.3%
Average			-9.8%

Vientiane vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.61 PLN25.68	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$28.12 PLN109.26	-41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$12.78 PLN49.66	+51.0%
Average			-1.3%

Vientiane vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$16.12 PLN62.61	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+129.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+279.5%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+30.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$4.60 PLN17.88	+238.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$4.27 PLN16.58	+138.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.39 PLN24.83	+258.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$46.71 PLN181.45	-1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$9.20 PLN35.76	+117.4%
Average			+108.6%

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pay 86.9% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$107.88 PLN419.08	+303.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$39.61 PLN153.88	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$106.17 PLN412.46	+87.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$111.84 PLN434.46	+172.8%
Average			+86.9%

Vientiane vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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