Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 17.9% more expensive than Avarua.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.7% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 31.4% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.5% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 7.6% less in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vientiane. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.98
LAK42,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.67
|
$2.97
LAK64,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.18
|
$0.53
LAK11,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.13
|
$0.42
LAK9,167
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.16
|
$0.91
LAK19,763
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.45
|
$13.72
LAK297,259
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.86
|
$6.42
LAK139,114
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.88
|
$1.75
LAK37,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.63
|
$2.95
LAK63,941
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
$0.88
LAK19,110
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.42
|
$0.49
LAK10,668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.84
|
$0.92
LAK20,009
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.58
|
$0.60
LAK12,911
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
$0.73
LAK15,731
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.90
|
$0.46
LAK9,926
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.00
LAK108,434
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,066,861
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK613,898,678
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK242,311
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK242,106
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
$859.15
LAK18,617,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
$775.98
LAK16,814,927
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$159.78
|
$54.31
LAK1,176,824
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,208,522
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK200,493,696
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.84
|
$0.95
LAK20,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.27
|
$1.50
LAK32,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,370
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,077,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK75,927
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$117.01
|
$85.86
LAK1,860,466
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,362,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,241,385
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$128.50
|
$41.48
LAK898,787
|
|
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