Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.6 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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