Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.4 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bern instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 9.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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