Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 10.5% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 84.7% more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 10.5% more for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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