Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 50.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 46.1% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 34.7% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.5% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK139.23	$1.98 LAK42,771	-90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK92.82	$2.97 LAK64,156	-79.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.41	$0.53 LAK11,406	-86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.23	$0.42 LAK9,126	-85.8%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.43	$0.91 LAK19,674	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK41.79	$13.72 LAK295,931	+112.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK47.94	$6.42 LAK138,492	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK30.69	$1.75 LAK37,765	-63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK32.93	$2.95 LAK63,655	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.11	$0.88 LAK19,025	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.14	$0.49 LAK10,620	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.76	$0.92 LAK19,920	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.66	$0.60 LAK12,853	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK6.91	$0.73 LAK15,660	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.84	$0.46 LAK9,882	-49.3%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 46.1% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK50.26	$5.00 LAK107,949	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK647.79	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	-50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK324,875.77	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK157.80	$11.18 LAK241,228	-54.2%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK237.92	$11.17 LAK241,024	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK10,925.26	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,169.58	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK981.53	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	-64.3%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 34.7% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,747.35	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK81,373.65	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	-26.6%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK55.69	$0.95 LAK20,464	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK39.98	$1.50 LAK32,263	-75.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK58.48	$1.59 LAK34,217	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK280.32	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK120.67	$3.50 LAK75,588	-81.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK746.84	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK315.06	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK783.87	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,129.47	$41.48 LAK894,770	-76.3%
Average			-31.5%

Copenhagen vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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