Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 78.4% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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