Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 60.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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