Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 22.6% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Vientiane

The cost of transportation and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Doha	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.96	$1.98 LAK42,850	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.46	$2.97 LAK64,275	-60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.28	$0.53 LAK11,428	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.42 LAK9,143	+18.3%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Doha	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.71	$0.91 LAK19,711	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.91	$13.72 LAK296,479	+139.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.14	$6.42 LAK138,748	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$1.75 LAK37,835	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.01	$2.95 LAK63,773	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	$0.88 LAK19,060	+2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.49 LAK10,640	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$0.92 LAK19,956	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$0.60 LAK12,877	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.73 LAK15,689	+70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	$0.46 LAK9,900	-18.8%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Doha	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.81	$5.00 LAK108,149	+133.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.83	$49.23 LAK1,064,059	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,885.91	$28,330.27 LAK612,286,620	+29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.90	$11.18 LAK241,675	-43.3%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Doha	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.66	$11.17 LAK241,470	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,724.69	$859.15 LAK18,568,384	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,696.33	$775.98 LAK16,770,772	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.56	$54.31 LAK1,173,734	-28.4%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Doha	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,909.39	$332.66 LAK7,189,593	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,960.73	$9,252.41 LAK199,967,212	-17.6%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.94	$0.95 LAK20,502	-91.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.17	$1.50 LAK32,323	-71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.97	$1.59 LAK34,280	-75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR430.13	$49.74 LAK1,074,969	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.94	$3.50 LAK75,728	-71.6%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Doha	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.84	$85.86 LAK1,855,581	+40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.67	$62.88 LAK1,358,961	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.38	$57.29 LAK1,238,125	-40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR346.31	$41.48 LAK896,427	-56.3%
Average			-10.8%

Doha vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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