Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 21.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.14
R$6.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.76
R$4.65
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.43
R$26.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$3.57
R$21.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.42
R$8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.87
R$5.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.57
R$3.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.50
R$3.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.70
R$4.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.51
R$3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.54
R$3.26
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.79
R$23.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$43.46
R$264.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$7.21
R$43.89
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.74
R$10.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.75
R$10.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$23.80
R$144.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$55.71
R$339.03
|
|
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