Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 57.3% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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