Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.82
LAK40,189
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.24
LAK71,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.67
LAK14,928
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.43
LAK9,480
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.93
LAK20,577
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.08
LAK311,353
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
LAK145,947
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.80
LAK39,787
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.01
LAK66,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
LAK19,993
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
LAK11,173
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
LAK20,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
LAK13,642
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LAK16,622
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
LAK10,389
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
LAK113,641
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,127,306
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK639,775,700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.94
LAK396,701
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.36
LAK295,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$863.65
LAK19,100,405
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$785.49
LAK17,371,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.45
LAK1,447,398
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.92
LAK7,583,957
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,300.83
LAK205,696,670
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
LAK22,039
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.67
LAK36,926
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.64
LAK36,299
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.00
LAK1,127,871
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.49
LAK55,097
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.96
LAK1,812,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.33
LAK1,378,414
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.81
LAK1,300,725
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.69
LAK944,214
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