Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 83.8% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,639
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,654
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,485
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,814
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,003
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 86.3% more for housing
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX883,182
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,808
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,517
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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