Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 22.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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