Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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