Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 34.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 3.3% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 51.5% more in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 41.5% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.6% more in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 27.6% more in Pretoria
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK42,814
|
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,221
|
$4.68
ZAR84.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,418
|
$1.01
ZAR18.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,135
|
$0.81
ZAR14.61
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,694
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK296,229
|
$3.70
ZAR66.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK138,631
|
$4.91
ZAR88.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK37,803
|
$2.35
ZAR42.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK63,719
|
$2.08
ZAR37.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,044
|
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,631
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK19,940
|
$0.73
ZAR13.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,866
|
$0.75
ZAR13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,676
|
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,892
|
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK108,058
|
$5.05
ZAR90.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,063,162
|
$65.32
ZAR1,175.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK611,770,395
|
$19,084.78
ZAR343,411.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK241,471
|
$8.78
ZAR157.91
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK241,267
|
$39.13
ZAR704.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,552,729
|
$416.34
ZAR7,491.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,756,633
|
$379.25
ZAR6,824.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,172,744
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.02
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,183,531
|
$216.65
ZAR3,898.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK199,798,618
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,378.45
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,485
|
$2.39
ZAR42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,296
|
$2.00
ZAR35.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,251
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,074,063
|
$34.21
ZAR615.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK75,664
|
$7.81
ZAR140.53
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,854,016
|
$49.09
ZAR883.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,357,815
|
$34.65
ZAR623.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,237,081
|
$92.30
ZAR1,660.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK895,672
|
$98.31
ZAR1,768.95
|
|
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