Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 59.7% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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