Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.2 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Doha instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 80.7% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
|
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