Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.22
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.69
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.52
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ6.99
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.71
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.26
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.72
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.64
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.93
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.81
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.17
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.65
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.45
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.41
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.43
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.35
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,087.17
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.07
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.14
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,218.61
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,918.35
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ468.07
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,483.12
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,712.79
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.87
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.06
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.82
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.07
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.61
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Guatemala City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ431.17
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.10
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ822.38
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ931.39
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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