Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 51.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 62.5% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 34.8% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.38	$1.98 LAK42,963	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.69	$2.97 LAK64,444	-69.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.39	$0.53 LAK11,458	-80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.68	$0.42 LAK9,167	-81.7%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.10	$0.91 LAK19,763	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.56	$13.72 LAK297,259	+154.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.46	$6.42 LAK139,114	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.35	$1.75 LAK37,934	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.54	$2.95 LAK63,941	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.57	$0.88 LAK19,110	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.13	$0.49 LAK10,668	-63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.49	$0.92 LAK20,009	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.91	$0.60 LAK12,911	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.98	$0.73 LAK15,731	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.77	$0.46 LAK9,926	-58.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.05	$5.00 LAK108,434	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$188.26	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,462.61	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.03	$11.18 LAK242,311	-36.7%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$103.78	$11.17 LAK242,106	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,830.20	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,242.57	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$290.46	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	-70.3%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,931.55	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,017.56	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	-36.2%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.51	$0.95 LAK20,556	-86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.84	$1.50 LAK32,408	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.84	$1.59 LAK34,370	-94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$104.25	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.75	$3.50 LAK75,927	-75.6%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 34.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$137.71	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	-1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$114.56	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$189.67	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	-52.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$244.68	$41.48 LAK898,787	-73.1%
Average			-34.8%

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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: March 2025

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