Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 32.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.00
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.02
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.97
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.96
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.64
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.52
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,920.34
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.08
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.58
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,067.05
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€835.71
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.36
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.47
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,086.66
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.90
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.85
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.49
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.99
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.48
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.98
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.78
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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