Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 8.7% cheaper than Moroni.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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