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
€20.55
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.18
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.76
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€83.90
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.84
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.15
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.86
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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