Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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