Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 70.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$6.59
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$5.14
¥786
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$1.15
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.76
¥117
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.73
¥265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$7.97
¥1,220
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$5.76
¥881
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.15
¥328
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$3.23
¥494
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$2.37
¥363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$1.13
¥173
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$2.58
¥395
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$2.19
¥336
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$1.27
¥194
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$1.23
¥189
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.29
¥656
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$50.63
¥7,747
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$25.31
¥3,874
|
|
pay 57.1% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$584.76
¥89,482
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$486.02
¥74,373
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$3.21
¥492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$3.30
¥505
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$3.85
¥590
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$61.83
¥9,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$12.21
¥1,868
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$79.69
¥12,194
|
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