Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 17.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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