Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 84.5% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.07
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.65
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.24
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.56
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.12
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.72
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.67
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€82.99
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,389.38
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.58
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.07
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,076.78
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,722.47
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€196.26
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,254.60
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,698.64
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€3.98
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€62.46
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€87.76
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.21
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€101.06
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€108.67
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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