Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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