Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 4.2% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$3.32
LKR972.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.69
LKR200.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.37
LKR109.38
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$0.61
LKR179.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$7.00
LKR2,047.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$6.30
LKR1,844.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.23
LKR651.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$2.36
LKR689.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$3.37
LKR985.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.50
LKR147.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$2.74
LKR802.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.56
LKR164.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.48
LKR141.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.53
LKR154.12
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.74
LKR1,388.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$6.31
LKR1,847.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$3.06
LKR894.50
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$303.18
LKR88,706.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$159.51
LKR46,669.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$36.13
LKR10,572.32
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$25.07
LKR7,336.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$500.02
LKR146,299.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.99
LKR583.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.49
LKR727.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$14.54
LKR4,253.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$3.69
LKR1,079.23
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$36.55
LKR10,695.08
|
|
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