Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 26.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 59.9% more in Vientiane

The cost of transportation, clothing, and housing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vientiane. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Manila	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.45	$1.98 LAK42,963	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.54	$2.97 LAK64,444	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.08	$0.53 LAK11,458	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.19	$0.42 LAK9,167	-13.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.55	$0.91 LAK19,763	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.26	$13.72 LAK297,259	+158.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.71	$6.42 LAK139,114	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.24	$1.75 LAK37,934	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.78	$2.95 LAK63,941	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.30	$0.88 LAK19,110	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.12	$0.49 LAK10,668	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.32	$0.92 LAK20,009	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.03	$0.60 LAK12,911	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.90	$0.73 LAK15,731	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.19	$0.46 LAK9,926	-69.2%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.58	$5.00 LAK108,434	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.58	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	+395.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,467,250.54	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.08	$11.18 LAK242,311	+319.1%
Average			+186.7%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Manila	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,652.52	$11.17 LAK242,106	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,899.54	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,449.80	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	+231.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,100.09	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	-48.9%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,682.13	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱810,481.25	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	-34.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.25	$0.95 LAK20,556	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.73	$1.50 LAK32,408	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.07	$1.59 LAK34,370	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,329.82	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱440.18	$3.50 LAK75,927	-54.3%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 59.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,911.11	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	+157.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,525.84	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	+136.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,246.79	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,493.31	$41.48 LAK898,787	-31.9%
Average			+59.9%

Manila vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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