Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 4.1% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 0.3% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 71.2% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,096	$1.98 LAK42,864	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$2.97 LAK64,296	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$0.53 LAK11,431	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$0.42 LAK9,146	-62.6%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,766	$0.91 LAK19,717	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,517	$13.72 LAK296,574	+150.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,239	$6.42 LAK138,793	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,900	$1.75 LAK37,847	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,965	$2.95 LAK63,793	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,846	$0.88 LAK19,066	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,671	$0.49 LAK10,643	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,712	$0.92 LAK19,963	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,705	$0.60 LAK12,881	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,013	$0.73 LAK15,694	+85.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,214	$0.46 LAK9,903	+4.4%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Beirut	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,101	$5.00 LAK108,184	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$49.23 LAK1,064,402	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	$28,330.27 LAK612,483,800	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$11.18 LAK241,752	-12.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 0.3% more for housing

	Beirut	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$11.17 LAK241,548	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	$859.15 LAK18,574,364	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	$775.98 LAK16,776,173	+115.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$54.31 LAK1,174,112	-66.3%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 71.2% more for childcare

	Beirut	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	$332.66 LAK7,191,908	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	$9,252.41 LAK200,031,610	+125.1%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$0.95 LAK20,508	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,347	$1.50 LAK32,333	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$1.59 LAK34,291	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	$49.74 LAK1,075,316	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,867	$3.50 LAK75,752	-49.9%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Beirut	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	$85.86 LAK1,856,178	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$62.88 LAK1,359,399	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	$57.29 LAK1,238,524	-44.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	$41.48 LAK896,716	-62.5%
Average			-22.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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