Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 88.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
|
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