Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 16.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
|
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