Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.2 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.59
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR991.95
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.49
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.80
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.29
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.06
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR427.74
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.01
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.29
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.60
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.42
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.15
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.48
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR654.29
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,340.47
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,468,225.54
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,489.41
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,405.39
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,834.62
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,756.34
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,559.25
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,389.17
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,163.68
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR347.53
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.79
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.18
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,061.56
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR446.82
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 94.1% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,238.51
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,205.39
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,185.74
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,091.07
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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