Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 6.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
|
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