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Bermuda

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Laos

Vientiane vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 74.3% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 71.4% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 82.8% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 56.4% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Vientiane.

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Vientiane vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Hamilton, you would:

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pay 87.5% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$2.67 LAK60,126	-94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.88 BMD16.88	$5.35 LAK120K	-68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 BMD3.04	$0.71 LAK16,034	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 BMD3.12	$0.37 LAK8,393	-88.0%
Average			-87.5%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.4% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$8.02 BMD8.02	$1.14 LAK25,683	-85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.75 BMD11.75	$13.59 LAK306K	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.61 BMD18.61	$7.61 LAK171K	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.18 BMD7.18	$1.87 LAK42,012	-74.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.66 BMD9.66	$2.81 LAK63,196	-70.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.11 BMD4.11	$1.09 LAK24,412	-73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$0.52 LAK11,638	-82.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.24 BMD3.24	$1.19 LAK26,775	-63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.80 BMD3.80	$0.69 LAK15,606	-81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.58 BMD2.58	$0.66 LAK14,886	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88 BMD1.88	$0.49 LAK10,972	-74.1%
Average			-71.4%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 BMD9.03	$5.62 LAK126K	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$48.44 LAK1M	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	$28,190.13 LAK634M	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 BMD30.39	$8.47 LAK190K	-72.1%
Average			-37.4%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.8% less for housing

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.67 BMD159.67	$12.33 LAK277K	-92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	$643.47 LAK14M	-83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	$414.50 LAK9M	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$220.49 BMD220.49	$69.22 LAK2M	-68.6%
Average			-82.8%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of housing

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$625.02 LAK14M	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	$11,083.07 LAK249M	-55.8%
Average			-54.3%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of childcare

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pay 76.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 BMD7.50	$1.36 LAK30,564	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 BMD6.20	$1.79 LAK40,251	-71.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00 BMD18.00	$1.78 LAK40,084	-90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$47.54 LAK1M	-74.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$4.23 LAK95,200	-68.6%
Average			-76.7%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.4% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 BMD90.00	$26.74 LAK601K	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$66.85 LAK2M	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$56.75 LAK1M	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.75 BMD128.75	$41.00 LAK922K	-68.2%
Average			-56.4%

Hamilton vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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