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
DOP618.52
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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