Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
$1.82
LAK39,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
$3.24
LAK70,567
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
$0.67
LAK14,707
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
$0.43
LAK9,340
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
$0.93
LAK20,273
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
$1.80
LAK39,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
$3.01
LAK65,581
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
$0.51
LAK11,007
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
$0.95
LAK20,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
$0.62
LAK13,441
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
$0.75
LAK16,376
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
$0.47
LAK10,235
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
$5.14
LAK111,960
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
$17.94
LAK390,832
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
$13.36
LAK291,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
$863.65
LAK18,817,845
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
$785.49
LAK17,114,855
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
$1.00
LAK21,713
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
$1.67
LAK36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
$1.64
LAK35,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
|
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