Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 12.0% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 33.9% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 4.6% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,136	$1.98 LAK42,814	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD946	$2.97 LAK64,221	-67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD240	$0.53 LAK11,418	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD162	$0.42 LAK9,135	-73.0%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD90	$0.91 LAK19,694	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD521	$13.72 LAK296,229	+172.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD514	$6.42 LAK138,631	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD275	$1.75 LAK37,803	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD323	$2.95 LAK63,719	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD54	$0.88 LAK19,044	+67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD83	$0.49 LAK10,631	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.92 LAK19,940	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD109	$0.60 LAK12,866	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD49	$0.73 LAK15,676	+53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD41	$0.46 LAK9,892	+16.2%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 33.9% more for transportation

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD709	$5.00 LAK108,058	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,082	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+144.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,903,221	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD982	$11.18 LAK241,471	+17.6%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,854	$11.17 LAK241,267	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD86,820	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD53,562	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD14,410	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	-61.1%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 4.6% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD38,264	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD800,273	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+19.4%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD312	$0.95 LAK20,485	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD253	$1.50 LAK32,296	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD426	$1.59 LAK34,251	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,774	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD757	$3.50 LAK75,664	-52.2%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD10,093	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,992	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD11,062	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,997	$41.48 LAK895,672	-67.0%
Average			-15.7%

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