Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 6.9% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.79	$1.98 LAK42,814	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.59	$2.97 LAK64,221	-60.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.90	$0.53 LAK11,418	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.82	$0.42 LAK9,135	-80.8%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.23	$0.91 LAK19,694	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.15	$13.72 LAK296,229	+203.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.25	$6.42 LAK138,631	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.60	$1.75 LAK37,803	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.76	$2.95 LAK63,719	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.61	$0.88 LAK19,044	+50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.43	$0.49 LAK10,631	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.35	$0.92 LAK19,940	+22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$0.60 LAK12,866	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.26	$0.73 LAK15,676	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$0.46 LAK9,892	+4.0%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.14	$5.00 LAK108,058	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.78	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+185.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.91	$11.18 LAK241,471	+92.2%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.67	$11.17 LAK241,267	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,681.27	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,769.42	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+95.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON579.37	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	-58.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,351.70	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	-13.0%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.40	$0.95 LAK20,485	-70.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.11	$1.50 LAK32,296	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.63	$1.59 LAK34,251	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON222.02	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.39	$3.50 LAK75,664	-59.3%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON349.29	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.74	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.83	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON471.28	$41.48 LAK895,672	-60.8%
Average			-6.5%

Bucharest vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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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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