Common information
- Country
- Laos
- Population
- 196 731
Cost of living and prices in Vientiane
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre780USD/month
- in city centre865USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,631USD/month
- in city centre926USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 27 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 49 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 28,398 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 29,225 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 50 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 4 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 88 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 57 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 41 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 84 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 33 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 865 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 780 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 926 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,631 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,809 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 100 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 226 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.12 |
Ratings
Main factors in Vientiane
- Leisure quality
- 3.5
- Quality of life
- 5.8
- Travelers rating
- 5.1
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 3.5
- Coworking spaces
- 2.8
- Free WIFI
- 3.5
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 2
Safety in Vientiane
Comfort in Vientiane
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Vientiane
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 41 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Average low, °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Rain, days | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 101 |
| Fog, days | 6 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 206 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 315 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 91 | 241 | 262 | 251 | 351 | 1666 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 72 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 91 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 67 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 57 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 240 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 482 | 417 | 327 | 327 | 361 | 482 | 533 | 551 | 500 | 517 | 517 | 5514 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |