Cost of living comparison

 Road Town, British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane vs. Road Town Cost of Living Summary
Vientiane vs. Road Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Road Town, you would:

pay 78.4% less for restaurants

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.98
LAK42,814
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$2.97
LAK64,221
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$0.53
LAK11,418

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Bread
1 loaf
$4.66
 
$0.91
LAK19,694
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.00
 
$13.72
LAK296,229
Milk (1 gallon) $8.81
 
$6.42
LAK138,631

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$5.00
LAK108,058
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.23
LAK1,063,162
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,330.27
LAK611,770,395

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pay 59.8% less for housing

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.00
 
$11.17
LAK241,267
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,666.67
 
$859.15
LAK18,552,729
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,366.67
 
$775.98
LAK16,756,633

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$332.66
LAK7,183,531
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$9,252.41
LAK199,798,618

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$0.95
LAK20,485
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$1.50
LAK32,296
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.59
LAK34,251

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

 
Road Town
Vientiane
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$85.86
LAK1,854,016
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$62.88
LAK1,357,815
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$130.00
 
$57.29
LAK1,237,081

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