Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 2.6 times more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 93.7% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,864	$19.00 AWG34.25	+858.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,296	$10.27 AWG18.51	+245.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,431	$1.33 AWG2.40	+151.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,146	$1.61 AWG2.90	+280.5%
Average			+384.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,717	$3.05 AWG5.50	+234.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,574	$6.00 AWG10.81	-56.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,793	$6.40 AWG11.54	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,847	$5.00 AWG9.01	+185.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,793	$5.21 AWG9.39	+76.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,066	$1.79 AWG3.22	+102.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,643	$0.91 AWG1.64	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,963	$1.81 AWG3.27	+96.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,881	$2.72 AWG4.91	+356.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,694	$1.06 AWG1.91	+45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,903	$0.91 AWG1.64	+98.0%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 93.7% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,184	$5.66 AWG10.20	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,064,402	$40.00 AWG72.10	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK612,483,800	$35,000.00 AWG63,087.50	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,752	$51.10 AWG92.10	+356.9%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,548	$91.80 AWG165.47	+721.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,574,364	$810.73 AWG1,461.33	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,776,173	$655.25 AWG1,181.08	-15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,174,112	$167.08 AWG301.16	+207.6%
Average			+227.0%

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,191,908	$225.00 AWG405.56	-32.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,031,610	$7,404.07 AWG13,345.83	-20.0%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,508	$3.00 AWG5.41	+216.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,333	$3.72 AWG6.70	+148.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,291	$10.00 AWG18.02	+530.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,075,316	$131.44 AWG236.93	+164.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,752	$10.00 AWG18.02	+185.4%
Average			+249.0%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,856,178	$80.00 AWG144.20	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,359,399	$57.37 AWG103.42	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,238,524	$116.59 AWG210.15	+103.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK896,716	$102.90 AWG185.47	+148.1%
Average			+59.0%

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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: April 2025

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