Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 12.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 96.2% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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