The cost of Laos...

Here's a breakdown of a really nice day in Vietiane for 2 people:

50,000 kip Room with 2 beds, shared bathroom.
28,000 kip latte and cappuccino (complete excess purchase)
30,000 kip breakfast and fruit shakes
34,000 kip 4 Beer Laos and 1 noodle plate for lunch
115,000 kip Japanese dinner
8,000 kip 2 large waters

We normally spend around 50,000 kip for dinner between the two of us, so we went way overboard last night. All in all though, the entire day cost us $31, so about $15.50 each. When we are more conservative with our money, we can keep it to around $8-$10 a day each. It's roughly 8,500 kip to 1 USD right now.