Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.9% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Castries, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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