Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 37.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Manila, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.27
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.46
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.31
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.56
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱406.87
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.77
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.37
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.79
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.48
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.45
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.43
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.00
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.58
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱590.59
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.18
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.00
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.19
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.34
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 55.9% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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