Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 22.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK77.43
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.95
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.61
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.08
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.60
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK34.01
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.93
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.45
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.22
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.17
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.96
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.30
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.90
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.14
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.72
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK387.16
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK224,550.91
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK71.24
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK203.15
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,281.22
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,215.29
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,087.36
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,497.80
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK75,071.80
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.23
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK15.06
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.94
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK318.68
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK54.20
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK661.72
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK286.59
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK643.87
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK838.67
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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