Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 52.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
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
₫50,272
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,261
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,535
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,150
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,706
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,509
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,722
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,752
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,400
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,375
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,577
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,682
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,145
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,089
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,741
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,136
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,599
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,702
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,572
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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