Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 1.8% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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