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
LAK43,223
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
|
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