Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 9.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 86.9% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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