Cost of living comparison
Manila is 30.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Manila instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 70.6% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$5.12
₱301.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$4.26
₱251.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$0.87
₱51.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.49
₱28.96
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$1.35
₱79.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$5.30
₱312.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$6.79
₱400.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$2.08
₱122.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$2.42
₱142.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$1.52
₱89.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.80
₱47.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$1.52
₱89.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$0.98
₱57.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$1.20
₱70.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$1.48
₱87.52
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$4.14
₱244.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$9.93
₱585.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$25,575.45
₱1,507,391.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$2.67
₱157.27
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$28.80
₱1,697.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$468.88
₱27,635.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$234.44
₱13,817.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$106.33
₱6,266.98
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$482.52
₱28,439.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$14,127.39
₱832,654.20
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.36
₱80.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$2.70
₱158.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$3.07
₱180.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$40.61
₱2,393.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$7.67
₱452.22
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$33.31
₱1,963.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$26.60
₱1,567.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$74.03
₱4,362.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$60.89
₱3,588.88
|
|
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