Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 10.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.2% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 27.4% more in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% more in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 25.7% more in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 73.1% more in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.3% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 15.2% more in Vientiane
The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Vientiane are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.91
|
$1.98
LAK42,771
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR84.05
|
$2.97
LAK64,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.09
|
$0.53
LAK11,406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.58
|
$0.42
LAK9,126
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.27
|
$0.91
LAK19,674
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.34
|
$13.72
LAK295,931
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR88.18
|
$6.42
LAK138,492
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.12
|
$1.75
LAK37,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.27
|
$2.95
LAK63,655
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.39
|
$0.88
LAK19,025
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.29
|
$0.49
LAK10,620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.02
|
$0.92
LAK19,920
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.52
|
$0.60
LAK12,853
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.48
|
$0.73
LAK15,660
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.46
|
$0.46
LAK9,882
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.72
|
$5.00
LAK107,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,172.30
|
$49.23
LAK1,062,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR342,514.68
|
$28,330.27
LAK611,154,737
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR157.50
|
$11.18
LAK241,228
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR702.30
|
$11.17
LAK241,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,472.12
|
$859.15
LAK18,534,058
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,806.38
|
$775.98
LAK16,739,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,543.98
|
$54.31
LAK1,171,564
|
|
pay 73.1% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,888.24
|
$332.66
LAK7,176,302
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR86,152.93
|
$9,252.41
LAK199,597,550
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.81
|
$0.95
LAK20,464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.82
|
$1.50
LAK32,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.01
|
$1.59
LAK34,217
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR613.97
|
$49.74
LAK1,072,982
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR140.17
|
$3.50
LAK75,588
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR880.96
|
$85.86
LAK1,852,151
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR621.83
|
$62.88
LAK1,356,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,656.51
|
$57.29
LAK1,235,836
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,764.33
|
$41.48
LAK894,770
|
|
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