Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 39.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$3.00
₭63,830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$0.92
₭19,541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$0.44
₭9,389
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$10.37
₭220,624
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$2.37
₭50,423
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$2.02
₭43,030
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.52
₭11,028
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$2.25
₭47,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$1.57
₭33,468
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$5.24
₭111,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$1.13
₭24,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$2.10
₭44,612
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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