Cost of living comparison
Laos is 87.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Laos instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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