Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 80.6% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 43.4% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Vientiane are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Khartoum, you would:

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$1.98 LAK42,814	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$2.97 LAK64,221	-62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$0.53 LAK11,418	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.42 LAK9,135	-3.8%
Average			-38.3%

Khartoum vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.91 LAK19,694	-19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$13.72 LAK296,229	+126.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$6.42 LAK138,631	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$1.75 LAK37,803	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.95 LAK63,719	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.88 LAK19,044	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.49 LAK10,631	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.92 LAK19,940	+3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.60 LAK12,866	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.73 LAK15,676	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.46 LAK9,892	+7.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$5.00 LAK108,058	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$11.18 LAK241,471	+4.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 43.4% more for housing

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$11.17 LAK241,267	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+185.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	+37.7%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	+427.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+349.7%
Average			+388.6%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$0.95 LAK20,485	-52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$1.50 LAK32,296	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$1.59 LAK34,251	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$3.50 LAK75,664	-12.4%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+372.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+214.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$41.48 LAK895,672	+3.7%
Average			+148.7%

Khartoum vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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