Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 28.0% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% less in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 1.5% more in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 36.8% less in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 11.8% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.6% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 16.9% less in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.02
|
$1.98
LAK42,799
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.44
|
$2.97
LAK64,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.52
|
$0.53
LAK11,414
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.66
|
$0.42
LAK9,132
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.61
|
$0.91
LAK19,687
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.66
|
$13.72
LAK296,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.45
|
$6.42
LAK138,583
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.02
|
$1.75
LAK37,789
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.29
|
$2.95
LAK63,697
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.88
LAK19,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.67
|
$0.49
LAK10,627
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.81
|
$0.92
LAK19,933
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.29
|
$0.60
LAK12,862
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.73
LAK15,671
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.46
LAK9,888
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.23
|
$5.00
LAK108,020
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.41
|
$49.23
LAK1,062,788
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,179.66
|
$28,330.27
LAK611,555,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€9.97
|
$11.18
LAK241,386
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.08
|
$11.17
LAK241,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€818.10
|
$859.15
LAK18,546,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€671.84
|
$775.98
LAK16,750,743
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€167.05
|
$54.31
LAK1,172,332
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€421.52
|
$332.66
LAK7,181,006
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,439.90
|
$9,252.41
LAK199,728,394
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.79
|
$0.95
LAK20,477
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.01
|
$1.50
LAK32,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.65
|
$1.59
LAK34,239
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.06
|
$49.74
LAK1,073,686
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.44
|
$3.50
LAK75,638
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€77.04
|
$85.86
LAK1,853,365
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€36.92
|
$62.88
LAK1,357,338
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€89.64
|
$57.29
LAK1,236,647
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€110.36
|
$41.48
LAK895,357
|
|
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