Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 28.1% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.7% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 17.3% less in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 38.8% less in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 23.2% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.3% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% more in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Rome, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$1.98
LAK42,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$2.97
LAK64,065
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$0.53
LAK11,390
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$0.42
LAK9,113
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.91
LAK19,647
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$13.72
LAK295,512
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$6.42
LAK138,296
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$1.75
LAK37,711
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$2.95
LAK63,565
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$0.88
LAK18,998
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.49
LAK10,605
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.92
LAK19,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.60
LAK12,835
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.73
LAK15,638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.46
LAK9,868
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
$5.00
LAK107,796
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
$49.23
LAK1,060,588
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
$28,330.27
LAK610,289,074
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$11.18
LAK240,886
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
$11.17
LAK240,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$859.15
LAK18,507,806
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$775.98
LAK16,716,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
$54.31
LAK1,169,905
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$332.66
LAK7,166,137
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$9,252.41
LAK199,314,832
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$0.95
LAK20,435
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$1.50
LAK32,217
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$1.59
LAK34,168
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
$49.74
LAK1,071,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$3.50
LAK75,481
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
$85.86
LAK1,849,527
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
$62.88
LAK1,354,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
$57.29
LAK1,234,086
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
$41.48
LAK893,503
|
|
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