Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 19.9% cheaper than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.7% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 22.3% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 33.1% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 45.0% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 3.6% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 8.8% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Laos, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,063
|
$1.92
₫49,704
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,004
|
$4.34
₫112,358
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,943
|
$0.54
₫13,941
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,510
|
$0.33
₫8,417
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,695
|
$0.90
₫23,360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,056
|
$6.05
₫156,716
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,534
|
$5.46
₫141,374
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,692
|
$1.46
₫37,808
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,806
|
$1.55
₫40,046
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,127
|
$1.20
₫31,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,056
|
$0.43
₫11,031
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,720
|
$0.57
₫14,763
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,904
|
$0.45
₫11,561
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,044
|
$0.48
₫12,320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,785
|
$0.48
₫12,479
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,681
|
$3.47
₫89,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,165,558
|
$7.11
₫183,999
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK609,652,742
|
$35,423.92
₫917,005,569
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK228,849
|
$5.64
₫146,054
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,435
|
$8.68
₫224,780
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,509,951
|
$297.09
₫7,690,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,516,192
|
$207.27
₫5,365,504
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,273,625
|
$39.91
₫1,033,168
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,305,294
|
$205.27
₫5,313,649
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK197,825,045
|
$12,496.31
₫323,487,205
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,937
|
$0.88
₫22,686
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,041
|
$1.58
₫40,908
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,621
|
$1.27
₫32,766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,435,222
|
$22.09
₫571,842
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,324
|
$3.38
₫87,450
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,701,144
|
$28.00
₫724,750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,329,934
|
$22.19
₫574,520
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,411,579
|
$79.50
₫2,057,864
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,010,104
|
$79.86
₫2,067,246
|
|
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