Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 11.4% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.5% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 23.0% more in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 64.2% more in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 53.2% more in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 21.9% more in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.7% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% more in Vientiane
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Quito, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.98
LAK42,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$2.97
LAK64,444
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.53
LAK11,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.42
LAK9,167
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.91
LAK19,763
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$13.72
LAK297,259
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.42
LAK139,114
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.75
LAK37,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.95
LAK63,941
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.88
LAK19,110
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.49
LAK10,668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.92
LAK20,009
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.60
LAK12,911
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.73
LAK15,731
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.46
LAK9,926
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.00
LAK108,434
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$49.23
LAK1,066,861
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK613,898,678
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.18
LAK242,311
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$11.17
LAK242,106
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$859.15
LAK18,617,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$775.98
LAK16,814,927
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$54.31
LAK1,176,824
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$332.66
LAK7,208,522
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$9,252.41
LAK200,493,696
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$0.95
LAK20,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.50
LAK32,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$1.59
LAK34,370
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$49.74
LAK1,077,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$3.50
LAK75,927
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$85.86
LAK1,860,466
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$62.88
LAK1,362,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$57.29
LAK1,241,385
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$41.48
LAK898,787
|
|
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