Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 27.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.9% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 12.5% more in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 8.3% less in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.6% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 12.8% less in Vientiane
The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Vientiane. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.
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
ETB815.36
|
$1.98
LAK42,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
$2.97
LAK64,221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
$0.53
LAK11,418
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
$0.42
LAK9,135
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
$0.91
LAK19,694
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
$13.72
LAK296,229
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
$6.42
LAK138,631
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
$1.75
LAK37,803
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
$2.95
LAK63,719
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
$0.88
LAK19,044
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
$0.49
LAK10,631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
$0.92
LAK19,940
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
$0.60
LAK12,866
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
$0.73
LAK15,676
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
$0.46
LAK9,892
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
$5.00
LAK108,058
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
$49.23
LAK1,063,162
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK611,770,395
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
$11.18
LAK241,471
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,260.42
|
$11.17
LAK241,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
$859.15
LAK18,552,729
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
$775.98
LAK16,756,633
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
$54.31
LAK1,172,744
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB11,071.68
|
$332.66
LAK7,183,531
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
$9,252.41
LAK199,798,618
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
$0.95
LAK20,485
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
$1.50
LAK32,296
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
$1.59
LAK34,251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
$49.74
LAK1,074,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
$3.50
LAK75,664
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
$85.86
LAK1,854,016
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
$62.88
LAK1,357,815
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
$57.29
LAK1,237,081
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
$41.48
LAK895,672
|
|
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