Cost of living comparison

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Djibouti is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.82
LAK39,833
$10.13
DJF1,801
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
LAK70,993
$10.13
DJF1,801
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
LAK14,796
$0.91
DJF163

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
LAK20,395
$5.77
DJF1,026
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$13.84
DJF2,462

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
LAK112,637
$5.86
DJF1,042
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
??

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.36
LAK292,967
$42.89
DJF7,627
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $863.65
LAK18,931,546
$1,369.10
DJF243,497
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $785.49
LAK17,218,267
$669.36
DJF119,048

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$168.79
DJF30,020
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$2,025.51
DJF360,242

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
LAK21,844
$6.19
DJF1,101
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
LAK36,599
$2.39
DJF425
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
LAK35,978
??

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Djibouti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$33.76
DJF6,004
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$23.91
DJF4,253
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$118.15
DJF21,014

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