Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 23.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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