Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.2% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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