Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.2% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.7% less in Vientiane
- Groceries
-
pay 31.9% less in Vientiane
- Transportation
-
pay 10.5% less in Vientiane
- Housing
-
pay 43.4% less in Vientiane
- Childcare
-
pay 9.6% less in Vientiane
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.3% less in Vientiane
- Clothing
-
pay 20.1% less in Vientiane
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.11
|
$1.98
LAK42,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
$2.97
LAK64,312
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.43
|
$0.53
LAK11,434
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.07
|
$0.42
LAK9,148
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.56
|
$0.91
LAK19,722
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.18
|
$13.72
LAK296,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.26
|
$6.42
LAK138,829
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.92
|
$1.75
LAK37,857
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.56
|
$2.95
LAK63,810
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$0.88
LAK19,071
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.49
LAK10,646
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.24
|
$0.92
LAK19,968
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.72
|
$0.60
LAK12,885
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.73
LAK15,698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.46
LAK9,906
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.77
|
$5.00
LAK108,212
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.69
|
$49.23
LAK1,064,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,359.08
|
$28,330.27
LAK612,642,077
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.80
|
$11.18
LAK241,815
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€32.09
|
$11.17
LAK241,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€972.04
|
$859.15
LAK18,579,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€709.41
|
$775.98
LAK16,780,509
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€214.19
|
$54.31
LAK1,174,415
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€240.25
|
$332.66
LAK7,193,766
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,711.29
|
$9,252.41
LAK200,083,301
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.70
|
$0.95
LAK20,514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.70
|
$1.50
LAK32,342
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.93
|
$1.59
LAK34,300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€39.90
|
$49.74
LAK1,075,594
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.29
|
$3.50
LAK75,772
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€91.73
|
$85.86
LAK1,856,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€38.35
|
$62.88
LAK1,359,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€83.75
|
$57.29
LAK1,238,844
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€108.03
|
$41.48
LAK896,948
|
|
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