Cost of living comparison

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Damascus is 7.9% cheaper than Vientiane.

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$3.75
SYP9,422
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$4.50
SYP11,306
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$0.95
SYP2,387

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$1.00
SYP2,513
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$1.84
SYP4,630
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$4.00
SYP10,038

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$11.70
SYP29,396
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$17.00
SYP42,713
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540

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pay 35.0% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
$55.67
SYP139,864
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$270.43
SYP679,452
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$135.00
SYP339,192

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pay 86.6% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$51.88
SYP130,337
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$1.50
SYP3,769
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$1.30
SYP3,266
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
$3.00
SYP7,538

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

 
Vientiane
Damascus
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$29.00
SYP72,863
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$29.80
SYP74,873
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$40.75
SYP102,386

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