Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 62.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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