Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 37.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.3% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 14.0% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.1% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 29.5% less in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$1.98
LAK42,847
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$2.97
LAK64,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.53
LAK11,427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.42
LAK9,142
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.91
LAK19,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$13.72
LAK296,455
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.42
LAK138,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.75
LAK37,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.95
LAK63,768
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.88
LAK19,058
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.49
LAK10,639
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.92
LAK19,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.60
LAK12,876
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.73
LAK15,688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.46
LAK9,899
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.00
LAK108,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,063,972
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK612,236,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK241,655
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK241,451
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$859.15
LAK18,566,870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$775.98
LAK16,769,405
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$54.31
LAK1,173,638
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,189,006
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK199,950,903
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.50
LAK32,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.59
LAK34,277
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,074,882
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$3.50
LAK75,722
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$85.86
LAK1,855,430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,358,850
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$57.29
LAK1,238,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK896,354
|
|
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