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
LAK43,696
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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