Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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