Cost of living comparison
Andorra La Vella is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Andorra La Vella instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$14.62
€13.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.89
€4.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$3.48
€3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$4.58
€4.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$6.41
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$20,576.76
€18,922.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$19.07
€17.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$51.63
€47.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$1,082.99
€995.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$905.07
€832.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$115.94
€106.62
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$592.94
€545.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$14,132.98
€12,996.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.69
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$30.68
€28.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Andorra La Vella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$81.22
€74.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$37.90
€34.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$88.44
€81.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$99.27
€91.29
|
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