Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 63.2% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 24.0% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,952	$12.36 CLF0.3100	+523.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,428	$8.24 CLF0.2100	+177.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,455	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+237.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,164	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+222.9%
Average			+290.2%

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,758	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,182	$5.49 CLF0.1400	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,077	$4.59 CLF0.1200	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,924	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+126.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,924	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,105	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,665	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,004	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,908	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,727	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,923	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+43.4%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,406	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,583	$41.20 CLF1.0300	-16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,738,867	$18,540.00 CLF465.5000	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,248	$12.41 CLF0.3100	+11.0%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 24.0% more for housing

	Vientiane	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,043	$20.87 CLF0.5200	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,612,425	$513.58 CLF12.9000	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,810,550	$439.93 CLF11.0500	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,518	$104.66 CLF2.6300	+92.7%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,206,645	$387.71 CLF9.7300	+16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,441,503	$6,421.89 CLF161.2400	-30.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,550	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+198.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,400	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+106.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,361	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+224.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,519	$33.85 CLF0.8500	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,908	$5.87 CLF0.1500	+67.6%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,859,982	$52.80 CLF1.3300	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,184	$31.11 CLF0.7800	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,062	$73.37 CLF1.8400	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,554	$82.04 CLF2.0600	+97.8%
Average			+9.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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