Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.98
LAK43,480
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.97
LAK65,220
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
LAK11,595
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
LAK9,277
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.91
LAK20,000
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.72
LAK300,835
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.42
LAK140,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.75
LAK38,390
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
LAK64,710
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LAK19,340
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
LAK10,796
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LAK20,250
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
LAK13,066
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
LAK15,920
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LAK10,045
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.00
LAK109,738
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,079,693
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK621,282,809
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK245,226
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK245,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$859.15
LAK18,841,205
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$775.98
LAK17,017,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.31
LAK1,190,979
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,295,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK202,905,285
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.95
LAK20,803
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.50
LAK32,798
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,784
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,090,764
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK76,841
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port-aux-francais
|
Vientiane
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.86
LAK1,882,844
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,378,928
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,256,317
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK909,598
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