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
LAK43,696
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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