Cost of living comparison

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Vientiane is 44.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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