Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 19.4% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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