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
€13.16
|
$1.98
LAK42,781
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
$2.97
LAK64,171
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.55
|
$0.53
LAK11,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.42
LAK9,128
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.91
LAK19,679
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.72
|
$13.72
LAK295,999
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.50
|
$6.42
LAK138,524
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.06
|
$1.75
LAK37,773
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.34
|
$2.95
LAK63,670
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.88
LAK19,029
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.49
LAK10,623
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.92
LAK19,924
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.60
LAK12,856
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.73
LAK15,664
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.46
LAK9,884
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.29
|
$5.00
LAK107,974
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.78
|
$49.23
LAK1,062,338
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,442.66
|
$28,330.27
LAK611,296,389
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.08
|
$11.18
LAK241,284
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.40
|
$11.17
LAK241,080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€827.00
|
$859.15
LAK18,538,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€679.14
|
$775.98
LAK16,743,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€168.87
|
$54.31
LAK1,171,836
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€426.10
|
$332.66
LAK7,177,965
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,520.82
|
$9,252.41
LAK199,643,812
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.82
|
$0.95
LAK20,469
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$1.50
LAK32,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
$1.59
LAK34,225
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.50
|
$49.74
LAK1,073,231
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.52
|
$3.50
LAK75,606
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€77.88
|
$85.86
LAK1,852,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.32
|
$62.88
LAK1,356,763
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.62
|
$57.29
LAK1,236,123
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.56
|
$41.48
LAK894,978
|
|
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