Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 91.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
|
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