Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 32.2% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
|
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