Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 16.2% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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