Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.3 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,356
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,034
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,562
|
$2.56
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,251
|
$1.91
€1.82
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,943
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,977
|
$4.82
€4.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,385
|
$4.62
€4.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,281
|
$3.16
€3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,525
|
$3.68
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,285
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,766
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,192
|
$1.15
€1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,029
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,874
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,017
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,425
|
$5.44
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,076,613
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK619,510,634
|
$25,186.43
€23,982.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK244,526
|
$26.79
€25.51
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK244,319
|
$30.37
€28.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,787,462
|
$1,093.20
€1,040.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,968,641
|
$955.66
€909.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,187,582
|
$67.53
€64.30
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,274,418
|
$660.21
€628.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK202,326,509
|
$8,574.10
€8,164.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,744
|
$4.29
€4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,704
|
$2.50
€2.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,685
|
$5.95
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,087,652
|
$47.16
€44.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,622
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,877,474
|
$91.77
€87.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,374,995
|
$35.73
€34.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,252,733
|
$93.78
€89.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK907,004
|
$101.82
€96.95
|
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