Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 15.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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