Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 16.1% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Praia, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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