Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 3.3% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
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