Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 60.1% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.8% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 67.9% less in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 13.7% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 60.5% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.8% less in Vientiane
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$1.98
LAK42,822
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.97
LAK64,232
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.53
LAK11,420
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.42
LAK9,137
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.91
LAK19,698
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.72
LAK296,282
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.42
LAK138,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.75
LAK37,809
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
LAK63,730
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LAK19,047
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
LAK10,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LAK19,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
LAK12,869
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
LAK15,679
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LAK9,893
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.00
LAK108,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,063,352
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK611,880,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK241,514
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$11.17
LAK241,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$859.15
LAK18,556,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$775.98
LAK16,759,635
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$54.31
LAK1,172,954
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,184,818
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK199,834,419
|
pay 80.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.50
LAK32,301
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,257
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,074,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK75,678
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.86
LAK1,854,349
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,358,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,237,303
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK895,832
|
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