Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 8.3% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Castries, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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