Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vientiane
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
?? |
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