Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.0% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 48.3% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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