Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 56.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of London, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.49
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.02
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.39
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.43
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.88
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£205.55
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.06
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.58
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.25
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.85
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.72
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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