Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 90.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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