Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 23.8% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Prague, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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