Life's cheap! Very cheap. Although house prices tend to go up. You could pay anywhere between $400 and $2000 depending if you like a simple house or a huge villa with a pool. Enough options. Other services like doctors and dentists are available (all Western).

Socially there is the Women's International Group, a lot of restaurants, a few bars, no cinema. Vientiane is a very small city so you easily meet a lot of people.

About the tax I don't know if anything changed but as far as I know most people didn't pay tax because the Lao government is not really capable of tracing things.

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Some rather odd advice and some incorrect information in the above post. Firstly there are cinemas at Lao Itec. Secondly, if you work for a foreign company they will probably pay the income tax for you

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Tax is around 10% and paid by your employer.

Rent can be expensive or cheap depending what you need. Some of the expat type food stores have noticeboards with rental / shared accommodation etc.

Airconditioning may be necessary as it can get hot and humid.

Eating at local restaurants is relatively cheap as is beer lao , a great brew.

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