Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 53.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 62.2% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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