Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 85.5% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK26.76
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.08
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK26.77
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK45.80
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK52.55
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.64
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.09
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.98
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.02
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.70
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK14.97
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.57
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.40
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.08
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK709.95
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK356,051.67
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK172.94
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK260.75
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,973.68
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,953.55
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,075.72
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,106.95
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK89,182.47
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK43.82
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.09
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK307.23
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK132.25
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK818.51
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK345.30
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK859.09
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,237.85
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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