Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 4.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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