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Ljubljana vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 5.1 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 38.4% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 64.5% more in Ljubljana

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK43,186	$15.00 €14.55	+656.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,780	$8.57 €8.32	+188.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,517	$2.91 €2.82	+449.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,214	$1.91 €1.85	+351.8%
Average			+411.7%

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,865	$1.85 €1.80	+103.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK298,805	$6.52 €6.32	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,837	$5.13 €4.98	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK38,131	$3.48 €3.38	+99.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK64,273	$4.94 €4.80	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,209	$0.87 €0.85	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,724	$0.77 €0.75	+56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,113	$0.94 €0.91	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,978	$1.49 €1.45	+150.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,812	$0.53 €0.51	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,978	$0.66 €0.64	+45.1%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,998	$6.03 €5.84	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,072,408	$39.66 €38.46	-19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK617,090,960	$27,865.84 €27,024.04	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK243,571	$11.49 €11.14	+2.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK243,365	$33.52 €32.50	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,714,082	$942.82 €914.34	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,902,365	$774.26 €750.87	-0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,182,944	$192.52 €186.70	+254.5%
Average			+116.0%

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,246,006	$485.78 €471.10	+46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK201,536,266	$8,574.10 €8,315.09	-7.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,663	$3.22 €3.12	+238.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,577	$2.32 €2.25	+55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,549	$5.36 €5.20	+237.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,083,404	$46.17 €44.78	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK76,322	$8.57 €8.32	+144.7%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,870,141	$88.79 €86.10	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,369,624	$42.55 €41.27	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,247,840	$103.31 €100.19	+80.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK903,461	$127.18 €123.34	+206.6%
Average			+64.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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