Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 44.3% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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