Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 73.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD396
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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