Cost of living comparison

Stockholm, Sweden

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 22.9% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 79.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 47.9% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 79.0% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK131.36	$1.98 LAK42,771	-85.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK96.33	$2.97 LAK64,156	-70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.31	$0.53 LAK11,406	-79.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK20.18	$0.42 LAK9,126	-80.1%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK25.17	$0.91 LAK19,674	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK50.16	$13.72 LAK295,931	+159.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK51.51	$6.42 LAK138,492	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK36.25	$1.75 LAK37,765	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK48.78	$2.95 LAK63,655	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.13	$0.88 LAK19,025	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.41	$0.49 LAK10,620	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.92	$0.92 LAK19,920	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK16.89	$0.60 LAK12,853	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK6.72	$0.73 LAK15,660	+2.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.48	$0.46 LAK9,882	-42.0%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK63.25	$5.00 LAK107,949	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK893.23	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK270,597.40	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK261.84	$11.18 LAK241,228	-59.5%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 47.9% less for housing

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK317.49	$11.17 LAK241,024	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK14,623.09	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,150.31	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,323.84	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	-61.1%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,370.23	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	+130.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK54,294.62	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	+61.5%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK69.18	$0.95 LAK20,464	-87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK40.49	$1.50 LAK32,263	-65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK62.18	$1.59 LAK34,217	-75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK379.06	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK148.00	$3.50 LAK75,588	-77.6%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK855.70	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK408.97	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,006.85	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	-46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,652.19	$41.48 LAK894,770	-76.2%
Average			-20.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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