Cost of living comparison

Rabat, Morocco

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 38.7% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 70.1% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Rabat. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Rabat	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 MAD46.60	$1.98 LAK42,814	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 MAD55.92	$2.97 LAK64,221	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MAD5.81	$0.53 LAK11,418	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MAD3.36	$0.42 LAK9,135	+16.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 70.1% more for groceries

	Rabat	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 MAD4.02	$0.91 LAK19,694	+110.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 MAD51.14	$13.72 LAK296,229	+148.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.01 MAD27.87	$6.42 LAK138,631	+113.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 MAD16.59	$1.75 LAK37,803	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 MAD25.88	$2.95 LAK63,719	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.34	$0.88 LAK19,044	+28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.69	$0.49 LAK10,631	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.38	$0.92 LAK19,940	+152.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.55	$0.60 LAK12,866	+55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.86	$0.73 LAK15,676	+135.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.95	$0.46 LAK9,892	+43.6%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Rabat	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MAD51.70	$5.00 LAK108,058	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.17 MAD233.00	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+95.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,227.16 MAD316,876.30	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.95 MAD64.31	$11.18 LAK241,471	+61.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Rabat	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.69 MAD348.95	$11.17 LAK241,267	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$396.93 MAD3,674.80	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+116.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.91 MAD2,091.48	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+243.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.22 MAD270.52	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	+85.9%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rabat	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.81 MAD1,174.02	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	+162.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,470.70 MAD50,647.97	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+69.1%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.03 MAD37.28	$0.95 LAK20,485	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 MAD16.18	$1.50 LAK32,296	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 MAD36.81	$1.59 LAK34,251	-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.09 MAD241.50	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+90.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 MAD60.58	$3.50 LAK75,664	-46.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Rabat	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 MAD453.97	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.40 MAD392.53	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.38 MAD873.74	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.59 MAD820.15	$41.48 LAK895,672	-53.2%
Average			+7.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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