Cost of living comparison

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Santiago is 63.2% more expensive than Vientiane.

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
LAK43,223
$12.36
CLF0.4400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.97
LAK64,834
$8.24
CLF0.3000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
LAK11,527
$1.78
CLF0.0600

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Bread
1 loaf
$0.91
LAK19,882
$1.48
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.72
LAK299,058
$5.49
CLF0.2000
Milk (1 gallon) $6.42
LAK139,955
$4.59
CLF0.1600

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.00
LAK109,090
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $49.23
LAK1,073,317
$41.20
CLF1.4800
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200

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pay 24.0% more for housing

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.17
LAK243,571
$20.87
CLF0.7500
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $859.15
LAK18,729,935
$513.58
CLF18.4100
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $775.98
LAK16,916,684
$439.93
CLF15.7700

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.66
LAK7,252,144
$387.71
CLF13.9000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
LAK20,680
$2.83
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
LAK32,604
$3.09
CLF0.1100
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
LAK34,578
$5.15
CLF0.1800

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

 
Vientiane
Santiago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
$52.80
CLF1.8900
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
$31.11
CLF1.1200
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
$73.37
CLF2.6300

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