Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 22.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Doha, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Doha
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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