Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.8% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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