Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 13.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 13.0% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 20.8% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP604.19	$1.98 LAK42,781	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP389.80	$2.97 LAK64,171	-55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.01	$0.53 LAK11,409	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.18	$0.42 LAK9,128	-44.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.38	$0.91 LAK19,679	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP189.98	$13.72 LAK295,999	+326.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP289.90	$6.42 LAK138,524	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP139.81	$1.75 LAK37,773	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP170.55	$2.95 LAK63,670	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.06	$0.88 LAK19,029	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.90	$0.49 LAK10,623	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP79.78	$0.92 LAK19,924	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP46.83	$0.60 LAK12,856	-24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.09	$0.73 LAK15,664	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.32	$0.46 LAK9,884	-58.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP283.40	$5.00 LAK107,974	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,872.53	$49.23 LAK1,062,338	-40.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,656,658.67	$28,330.27 LAK611,296,389	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,098.64	$11.18 LAK241,284	-39.9%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,495.82	$11.17 LAK241,080	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,242.03	$859.15 LAK18,538,354	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,271.70	$775.98 LAK16,743,650	+88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,905.88	$54.31 LAK1,171,836	-17.9%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 20.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,357.90	$332.66 LAK7,177,965	-8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP364,632.33	$9,252.41 LAK199,643,812	+49.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP146.18	$0.95 LAK20,469	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP152.27	$1.50 LAK32,271	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP267.99	$1.59 LAK34,225	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,652.82	$49.74 LAK1,073,231	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP377.62	$3.50 LAK75,606	-45.2%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,922.38	$85.86 LAK1,852,580	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,349.86	$62.88 LAK1,356,763	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,090.66	$57.29 LAK1,236,123	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,473.50	$41.48 LAK894,978	-62.2%
Average			-16.7%

Santo Domingo vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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