Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.6 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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