Cost of living comparison
Lima is 28.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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