Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 23.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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