Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 19.5% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,577.21
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,496.50
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG205.69
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.15
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.59
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG746.30
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG367.40
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG907.99
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.54
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.62
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG298.09
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.93
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.77
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,628.68
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,600,192.52
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG470.53
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,815.53
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,605.01
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,976.32
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,050.84
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,143.41
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG902,663.15
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG657.17
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.56
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.87
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,140.13
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,314.34
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,514.73
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,857.56
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,772.09
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,715.11
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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