Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.5% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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