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Vientiane vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 94.3% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Vientiane

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and clothing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Monrovia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vientiane. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,374.99	$2.31 LAK50,143	-69.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,016.66	$5.54 LAK120K	-49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.67	$0.62 LAK13,466	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.67	$0.42 LAK9,026	-79.2%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD328.40	$1.17 LAK25,355	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,082.65	$13.94 LAK303K	+136.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,468.76	$7.32 LAK159K	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD660.00	$1.81 LAK39,352	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD985.41	$2.99 LAK64,995	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD136.11	$0.90 LAK19,459	+20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD702.78	$0.50 LAK10,866	-87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD855.55	$0.94 LAK20,394	-79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD916.66	$0.61 LAK13,192	-87.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD188.81	$0.74 LAK16,073	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD886.11	$0.47 LAK10,108	-90.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD860.44	$5.18 LAK113K	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,666.65	$50.18 LAK1M	+150.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2M	$28,736.24 LAK624M	+129.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,326.85	$10.86 LAK236K	-14.4%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,095.74	$11.39 LAK247K	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD122K	$866.78 LAK19M	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD17,416.59	$784.74 LAK17M	+726.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,631.76	$55.21 LAK1M	-35.3%
Average			+158.2%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD23,710.99	$338.54 LAK7M	+161.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD164K	$9,334.55 LAK203M	+944.1%
Average			+553.0%

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pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD550.00	$1.50 LAK32,593	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD611.11	$1.73 LAK37,606	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD916.66	$1.96 LAK42,622	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,979.10	$50.52 LAK1M	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,787.45	$3.56 LAK77,301	-63.5%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,375.59	$27.70 LAK602K	+50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,187.47	$69.25 LAK2M	+105.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,312.45	$58.22 LAK1M	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,604.11	$42.19 LAK916K	-38.6%
Average			+30.1%

Monrovia vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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