Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.7 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$17.96
CA$25.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$10.78
CA$15.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$2.17
CA$3.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$1.53
CA$2.15
|
|
pay 92.6% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$2.65
CA$3.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$6.28
CA$8.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$9.92
CA$13.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$3.31
CA$4.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$5.89
CA$8.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$1.93
CA$2.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$1.44
CA$2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$1.69
CA$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$1.20
CA$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$1.31
CA$1.83
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$4.15
CA$5.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$92.50
CA$129.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,257.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$18.80
CA$26.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$50.21
CA$70.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,000.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,781.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$131.33
CA$184.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$999.72
CA$1,402.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$19,936.07
CA$27,975.29
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$5.75
CA$8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$3.71
CA$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$12.93
CA$18.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$46.27
CA$64.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$10.78
CA$15.12
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$57.20
CA$80.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$44.39
CA$62.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$97.78
CA$137.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$110.86
CA$155.56
|
|
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