Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Laos

Vientiane vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 17.7% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 15.1% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 66.6% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Vientiane

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

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Vientiane vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$2.67 LAK60,254	-76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$5.35 LAK121K	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$0.71 LAK16,068	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.37 LAK8,410	-73.9%
Average			-68.2%

Podgorica vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.14 LAK25,737	+17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$13.59 LAK306K	+214.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$7.61 LAK171K	+55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$1.87 LAK42,101	-46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$2.81 LAK63,330	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.09 LAK24,464	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.52 LAK11,662	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.19 LAK26,832	+49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.69 LAK15,639	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.66 LAK14,918	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.49 LAK10,995	+3.0%
Average			+12.1%

Podgorica vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$5.62 LAK127K	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$48.44 LAK1M	+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$28,190.13 LAK635M	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$8.47 LAK191K	+20.5%
Average			+0.9%

Podgorica vs. Vientiane - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.1% less for housing

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$12.33 LAK278K	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$643.47 LAK15M	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$414.50 LAK9M	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$69.22 LAK2M	-29.4%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 66.6% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$625.02 LAK14M	+83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$11,083.07 LAK250M	+51.5%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$1.36 LAK30,629	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$1.79 LAK40,336	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$1.78 LAK40,169	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$47.54 LAK1M	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$4.23 LAK95,401	-34.2%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$26.74 LAK603K	-69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$66.85 LAK2M	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$56.75 LAK1M	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$41.00 LAK924K	-61.2%
Average			-43.8%

Podgorica vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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