Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 66.2% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 34.3% more in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,771	$15.00 VEF149.62	+656.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,156	$12.00 VEF119.69	+303.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,406	$1.78 VEF17.78	+237.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,126	$1.29 VEF12.84	+204.4%
Average			+350.4%

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,674	$2.17 VEF21.64	+137.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK295,931	$4.87 VEF48.61	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,492	$7.73 VEF77.06	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,765	$3.03 VEF30.26	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,655	$3.24 VEF32.36	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,025	$2.55 VEF25.43	+189.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,620	$0.66 VEF6.56	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,920	$0.90 VEF8.97	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,853	$0.75 VEF7.51	+26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,660	$1.01 VEF10.04	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,882	$0.87 VEF8.69	+90.2%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK107,949	$1.89 VEF18.88	-62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	$30.00 VEF299.24	-39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,228	$23.80 VEF237.39	+112.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Vientiane	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,024	$37.22 VEF371.27	+233.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	$7.90 VEF78.82	-85.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	$98.67 VEF984.15	-70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	-49.0%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,464	$1.50 VEF14.96	+58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,263	$2.72 VEF27.12	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,217	$3.25 VEF32.42	+104.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	$71.88 VEF716.92	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,588	$6.00 VEF59.85	+71.2%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 34.3% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	$60.00 VEF598.47	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	$43.33 VEF432.23	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+97.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK894,770	$83.33 VEF831.21	+100.9%
Average			+34.3%

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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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