Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 27.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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