Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 52.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.7% more in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 29.6% more in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 98.8% more in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 5.9% more in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% more in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 45.5% more in Vientiane
The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Vientiane are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,582
|
$1.98
LAK42,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫121,396
|
$2.97
LAK64,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,330
|
$0.53
LAK11,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,576
|
$0.42
LAK9,167
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,296
|
$0.91
LAK19,763
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,933
|
$13.72
LAK297,259
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫135,536
|
$6.42
LAK139,114
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,557
|
$1.75
LAK37,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,759
|
$2.95
LAK63,941
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,991
|
$0.88
LAK19,110
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,825
|
$0.49
LAK10,668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,520
|
$0.92
LAK20,009
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,451
|
$0.60
LAK12,911
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,648
|
$0.73
LAK15,731
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,766
|
$0.46
LAK9,926
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,688
|
$5.00
LAK108,434
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫202,327
|
$49.23
LAK1,066,861
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,011,636,578
|
$28,330.27
LAK613,898,678
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫137,583
|
$11.18
LAK242,311
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫230,280
|
$11.17
LAK242,106
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,661,449
|
$859.15
LAK18,617,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,120,401
|
$775.98
LAK16,814,927
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,490,490
|
$54.31
LAK1,176,824
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,238,426
|
$332.66
LAK7,208,522
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫313,573,618
|
$9,252.41
LAK200,493,696
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,291
|
$0.95
LAK20,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,885
|
$1.50
LAK32,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,407
|
$1.59
LAK34,370
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫672,819
|
$49.74
LAK1,077,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫106,222
|
$3.50
LAK75,927
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫939,164
|
$85.86
LAK1,860,466
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫674,424
|
$62.88
LAK1,362,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,376,748
|
$57.29
LAK1,241,385
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,210,037
|
$41.48
LAK898,787
|
|
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