Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 23.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Macao, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.27
|
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.93
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.87
|
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.94
|
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.97
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.24
|
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.80
|
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.87
|
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.54
|
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.11
|
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.84
|
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.70
|
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP180.05
|
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP206,057.20
|
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP99.03
|
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.35
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,727.42
|
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,073.39
|
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP599.02
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,751.60
|
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,194.20
|
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP38.01
|
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.80
|
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP50.01
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP700.19
|
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP118.03
|
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Macao
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.65
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP295.08
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP681.44
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.89
|
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
|
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