Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 7.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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