Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 92.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
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