Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 41.1% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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