Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 80.3% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 36.8% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 39.9% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,771	$11.85 RON51.56	+497.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,156	$7.54 RON32.81	+153.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,406	$2.00 RON8.69	+277.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,126	$2.20 RON9.59	+420.9%
Average			+337.5%

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,674	$1.17 RON5.11	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK295,931	$4.52 RON19.68	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,492	$6.34 RON27.59	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,765	$3.28 RON14.26	+87.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,655	$3.09 RON13.44	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,025	$0.59 RON2.55	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,620	$0.77 RON3.35	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,920	$0.75 RON3.27	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,853	$0.88 RON3.83	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,660	$0.51 RON2.21	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,882	$0.44 RON1.92	-3.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK107,949	$6.09 RON26.51	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	$17.24 RON74.99	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,228	$5.82 RON25.31	-48.0%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,024	$9.35 RON40.70	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	$601.94 RON2,618.73	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	$397.23 RON1,728.15	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	$130.07 RON565.86	+139.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 36.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	$527.95 RON2,296.85	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	+14.9%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,464	$3.23 RON14.06	+240.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,263	$3.17 RON13.78	+111.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,217	$5.98 RON26.01	+277.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	$49.84 RON216.84	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,588	$8.62 RON37.50	+146.0%
Average			+155.1%

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pay 39.9% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	$78.42 RON341.14	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	$39.68 RON172.62	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	$85.94 RON373.90	+50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK894,770	$105.80 RON460.29	+155.1%
Average			+39.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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