Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 26.0% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Prague, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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