Cost of living comparison

Palikir, Micronesia, Federated States of

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 78.3% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Palikir. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.2% less for restaurants

	Palikir	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$1.98 LAK42,864	-93.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$2.97 LAK64,296	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$0.53 LAK11,431	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.42 LAK9,146	-78.8%
Average			-69.2%

Palikir vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Palikir	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$0.91 LAK19,717	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$13.72 LAK296,574	+522.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$0.79	$6.42 LAK138,793	+712.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40	$1.75 LAK37,847	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00	$2.95 LAK63,793	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$0.88 LAK19,066	-59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.49 LAK10,643	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.92 LAK19,963	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.60 LAK12,881	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.73 LAK15,694	-51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.46 LAK9,903	-54.2%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Palikir	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.81	$5.00 LAK108,184	-57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$49.23 LAK1,064,402	+44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$3,995.00	$28,330.27 LAK612,483,800	+609.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.45	$11.18 LAK241,752	-42.5%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Palikir	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$265.00	$11.17 LAK241,548	-95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$859.15 LAK18,574,364	+22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.00	$775.98 LAK16,776,173	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.59	$54.31 LAK1,174,112	+77.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Palikir	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.00	$332.66 LAK7,191,908	+189.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,685.00	$9,252.41 LAK200,031,610	+449.1%
Average			+319.2%

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pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Palikir	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$0.95 LAK20,508	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$1.50 LAK32,333	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00	$1.59 LAK34,291	-91.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$49.74 LAK1,075,316	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.50 LAK75,752	-49.9%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Palikir	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00	$85.86 LAK1,856,178	+329.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$62.88 LAK1,359,399	+151.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$57.29 LAK1,238,524	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$41.48 LAK896,716	-24.6%
Average			+109.5%

Palikir vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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