Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 27.1% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$2.14
BDT255.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$4.91
BDT586.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.29
BDT35.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.16
BDT19.38
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$0.66
BDT78.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.29
BDT511.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$3.07
BDT366.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.28
BDT153.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$1.48
BDT176.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.18
BDT141.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.48
BDT57.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.07
BDT127.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.34
BDT40.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.19
BDT22.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.36
BDT43.10
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.17
BDT498.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$18.58
BDT2,217.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,570,599.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$4.70
BDT561.09
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$13.56
BDT1,618.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$117.32
BDT14,002.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$64.40
BDT7,686.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$22.47
BDT2,682.09
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$52.47
BDT6,261.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$1,373.34
BDT163,907.52
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.20
BDT262.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$2.74
BDT326.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$17.49
BDT2,087.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$15.83
BDT1,889.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$17.43
BDT2,080.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$40.53
BDT4,836.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$35.58
BDT4,246.46
|
|
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