Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 39.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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