Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 67.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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