Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.0 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Praia, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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