Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.6 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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