Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 21.4% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 35.6% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Vientiane

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Bogota.

Vientiane vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,570.87	$1.98 LAK42,814	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,500.50	$2.97 LAK64,221	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,401.98	$0.53 LAK11,418	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,623.04	$0.42 LAK9,135	-33.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Bogota	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,518.27	$0.91 LAK19,694	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,093.35	$13.72 LAK296,229	+520.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,478.33	$6.42 LAK138,631	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,788.79	$1.75 LAK37,803	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,157.50	$2.95 LAK63,719	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,899.63	$0.88 LAK19,044	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,971.12	$0.49 LAK10,631	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,280.84	$0.92 LAK19,940	+66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,204.13	$0.60 LAK12,866	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,992.38	$0.73 LAK15,676	+49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,911.43	$0.46 LAK9,892	-1.4%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 35.6% more for transportation

	Bogota	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,413.47	$5.00 LAK108,058	+42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP165,220.30	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP61,751,088.68	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	+88.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,212.92	$11.18 LAK241,471	-11.9%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Bogota	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP98,242.91	$11.17 LAK241,267	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,761,319.35	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,292,182.72	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+147.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP265,358.99	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	-15.8%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Bogota	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP951,156.77	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	+43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,538,720.22	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+24.6%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,750.08	$0.95 LAK20,485	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,903.68	$1.50 LAK32,296	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,500.17	$1.59 LAK34,251	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP87,949.63	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+132.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,000.33	$3.50 LAK75,664	-24.1%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Bogota	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP211,653.09	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP172,989.15	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP349,544.62	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP293,351.98	$41.48 LAK895,672	-41.8%
Average			+10.5%

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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: June 2025

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