Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.1% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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