Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 44.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 84.2% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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