Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.8 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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