Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.0 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
|
pay 99.3% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
|
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