Cost of living comparison

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Port Stanley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port Stanley, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$1.98 LAK42,781
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$2.97 LAK64,171
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.53 LAK11,409
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.42 LAK9,128

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.91 LAK19,679
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.72 LAK295,999
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$6.42 LAK138,524
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.75 LAK37,773
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.95 LAK63,670
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.88 LAK19,029
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.49 LAK10,623
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.92 LAK19,924
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.60 LAK12,856
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 LAK15,664
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.46 LAK9,884

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.00 LAK107,974
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.23 LAK1,062,338
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,330.27 LAK611,296,389
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.18 LAK241,284

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$11.17 LAK241,080
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$859.15 LAK18,538,354
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$775.98 LAK16,743,650
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.31 LAK1,171,836

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$332.66 LAK7,177,965
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,252.41 LAK199,643,812

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$0.95 LAK20,469
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.50 LAK32,271
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.59 LAK34,225
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.74 LAK1,073,231
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.50 LAK75,606

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port Stanley	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$85.86 LAK1,852,580
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$62.88 LAK1,356,763
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.29 LAK1,236,123
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.48 LAK894,978

Port Stanley vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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