Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 52.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of London, you would:
pay 78.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.52
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.23
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.60
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.34
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.62
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
London
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.44
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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