Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port Stanley, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK914,129
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