Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Washington, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$3.50
₭28,864
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.00
₭41,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$1.16
₭9,587
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.55
₭4,508
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$1.93
₭15,916
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
|
$13.98
₭115,288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$12.70
₭104,710
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
|
$2.08
₭17,117
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$1.96
₭16,147
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.74
|
$2.15
₭17,691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.50
₭4,097
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$1.24
₭10,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.35
₭11,136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.13
₭9,292
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.06
₭8,731
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
|
$4.16
₭34,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$112.00
|
$5.94
₭49,027
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,500.00
|
$59,448.31
₭490,270,204
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.43
|
$13.89
₭114,548
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.33
|
$100.81
₭831,369
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,127.78
|
$509.69
₭4,203,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,707.69
|
$281.90
₭2,324,868
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.74
|
$72.65
₭599,144
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,162.50
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,109.75
|
$4,490.81
₭37,035,669
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$1.15
₭9,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
|
$2.24
₭18,446
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$2.04
₭16,812
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.02
|
$34.22
₭282,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.49
|
$5.50
₭45,351
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.67
|
$88.76
₭731,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.09
|
$50.63
₭417,546
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.85
|
$109.50
₭903,029
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.92
|
$44.78
₭369,336
|
|
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