Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 14.4% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 30.6% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,487.35	$1.98 LAK42,771	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,790.89	$2.97 LAK64,156	-65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.71	$0.53 LAK11,406	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.24	$0.42 LAK9,126	-40.6%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD420.01	$0.91 LAK19,674	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,121.56	$13.72 LAK295,931	+156.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,577.91	$6.42 LAK138,492	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD713.04	$1.75 LAK37,765	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.30	$2.95 LAK63,655	+12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.25	$0.88 LAK19,025	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.12	$0.49 LAK10,620	-59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.58	$0.92 LAK19,920	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.33	$0.60 LAK12,853	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.94	$0.73 LAK15,660	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.97	$0.46 LAK9,882	-50.8%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.99	$5.00 LAK107,949	+25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,969.64	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	+72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,283,302.21	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	+80.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,069.13	$11.18 LAK241,228	-61.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 30.6% more for housing

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,809.85	$11.17 LAK241,024	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,206.25	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,867.29	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	+176.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,772.54	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	-11.0%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,595.66	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,863,172.90	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	-60.2%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.72	$0.95 LAK20,464	-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.53	$1.50 LAK32,263	-61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.67	$1.59 LAK34,217	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,125.34	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.68	$3.50 LAK75,588	-41.0%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,959.52	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	+125.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,944.34	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,510.95	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,913.98	$41.48 LAK894,770	-48.7%
Average			+16.5%

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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: June 2025

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