Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 90.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$7.52
JMD1,198.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$8.62
JMD1,373.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$1.41
JMD225.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.88
JMD139.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$3.54
JMD564.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$6.58
JMD1,048.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$15.26
JMD2,432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$4.27
JMD680.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$2.70
JMD430.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$1.39
JMD220.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$1.82
JMD290.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$1.59
JMD253.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$1.04
JMD166.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.95
JMD151.21
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,842,754.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$52.89
JMD8,431.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$874.50
JMD139,421.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$425.21
JMD67,790.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$118.83
JMD18,944.65
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$227.66
JMD36,294.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,644.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$3.13
JMD499.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$4.28
JMD682.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$8.77
JMD1,398.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$69.97
JMD11,154.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$13.16
JMD2,097.78
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$25.59
JMD4,079.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$71.01
JMD11,321.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$68.92
JMD10,988.36
|
|
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