Cost of living comparison
Prague is 95.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Prague instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,356
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,034
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,562
|
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,251
|
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,943
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,977
|
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,385
|
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,281
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,525
|
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,285
|
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,766
|
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,192
|
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,029
|
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,874
|
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,017
|
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,425
|
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,076,613
|
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK619,510,634
|
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK244,526
|
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK244,319
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,787,462
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,968,641
|
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,187,582
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,274,418
|
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK202,326,509
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,744
|
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,704
|
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,685
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,087,652
|
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,622
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,877,474
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,374,995
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,252,733
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK907,004
|
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
|
|
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