Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.4 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
|
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