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
LAK42,799
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.97
LAK64,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
LAK11,414
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
LAK9,132
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.91
LAK19,687
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.72
LAK296,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.42
LAK138,583
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.75
LAK37,789
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
LAK63,697
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LAK19,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
LAK10,627
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
LAK19,933
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
LAK12,862
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
LAK15,671
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LAK9,888
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.00
LAK108,020
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,062,788
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,330.27
LAK611,555,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.18
LAK241,386
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.17
LAK241,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$859.15
LAK18,546,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$775.98
LAK16,750,743
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.31
LAK1,172,332
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$332.66
LAK7,181,006
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK199,728,394
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.95
LAK20,477
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.50
LAK32,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
LAK34,239
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.74
LAK1,073,686
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.50
LAK75,638
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Stanley
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.86
LAK1,853,365
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.88
LAK1,357,338
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.29
LAK1,236,647
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
LAK895,357
|
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