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
LAK43,696
|
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
|
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