Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 10.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.94
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.19
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.78
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.68
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.26
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.75
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.07
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.80
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.64
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.17
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.81
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.78
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$290.14
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$743.56
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.77
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.93
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$369.29
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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