Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 22.8% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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