Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Andorra La Vella, Andorra

Andorra La Vella vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Andorra La Vella is 2.2 times more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Andorra La Vella
Groceries: pay 55.9% more in Andorra La Vella
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Andorra La Vella
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Andorra La Vella
Childcare: pay 63.8% more in Andorra La Vella
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Andorra La Vella
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Andorra La Vella

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Andorra La Vella are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Andorra La Vella.

Andorra La Vella vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Andorra La Vella instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,963	$15.00 €13.80	+656.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,444	$10.72 €9.85	+260.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,458	$2.17 €2.00	+310.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,167	$1.71 €1.57	+303.7%
Average			+382.9%

Vientiane vs. Andorra La Vella - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,763	$1.33 €1.23	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,259	$9.12 €8.38	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,114	$4.84 €4.45	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,934	$3.44 €3.17	+96.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,941	$4.54 €4.17	+53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,110	$1.11 €1.02	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,668	$1.21 €1.11	+145.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,009	$0.97 €0.89	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,911	$1.62 €1.49	+172.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,731	$0.98 €0.90	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,926	$0.88 €0.81	+92.1%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,434	$6.34 €5.83	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	$32.15 €29.56	-34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	$20,363.50 €18,724.20	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,311	$18.87 €17.35	+68.8%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,106	$51.10 €46.98	+357.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	$1,143.21 €1,051.18	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	$928.86 €854.09	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	$114.74 €105.50	+111.3%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 63.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	$586.79 €539.55	+76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	$13,986.51 €12,860.57	+51.2%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,556	$3.75 €3.45	+295.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,408	$2.67 €2.46	+78.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,370	$5.89 €5.42	+271.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	$30.37 €27.92	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,927	$9.65 €8.87	+175.3%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Andorra La Vella
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	$85.74 €78.83	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	$37.51 €34.49	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	$75.02 €68.98	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,787	$96.45 €88.69	+132.5%
Average			+30.7%

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