Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 34.0% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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