Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 11.3% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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