Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 7.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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