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
LAK43,696
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 99.3% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
|
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