Cost of living comparison

 Saint-pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
compared to
 Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane vs. Saint-pierre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Saint-pierre, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.98
LAK42,822
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $2.97
LAK64,232
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.53
LAK11,420

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.91
LAK19,698
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $13.72
LAK296,282
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.42
LAK138,656

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.00
LAK108,077
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.23
LAK1,063,352
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,330.27
LAK611,880,016

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $11.17
LAK241,310
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $859.15
LAK18,556,053
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $775.98
LAK16,759,635

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $332.66
LAK7,184,818
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,252.41
LAK199,834,419

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.95
LAK20,488
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.50
LAK32,301
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.59
LAK34,257

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint-pierre
Vientiane
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $85.86
LAK1,854,349
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $62.88
LAK1,358,059
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $57.29
LAK1,237,303

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