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
LAK43,696
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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