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Bucharest vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 23.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.7% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 55.5% more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$14.64 RON69.25	+447.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$7.32 RON34.63	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$2.42 RON11.44	+239.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$2.25 RON10.65	+503.4%
Average			+224.4%

Vientiane vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.32 RON6.24	+15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.36 RON20.63	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$6.22 RON29.40	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.67 RON17.35	+96.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.05 RON14.45	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$0.57 RON2.70	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.72 RON3.43	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.69 RON3.25	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.15 RON5.42	+65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.36 RON1.73	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.34 RON1.62	-29.8%
Average			-14.6%

Vientiane vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$7.45 RON35.25	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$20.91 RON98.93	-56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$5.65 RON26.71	-33.3%
Average			-13.8%

Vientiane vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$9.27 RON43.83	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$147.83 RON699.33	+113.6%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+29.7%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$3.76 RON17.81	+177.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.51 RON16.59	+95.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.43 RON30.42	+260.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$49.22 RON232.83	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$8.37 RON39.57	+97.6%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 55.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$88.76 RON419.90	+232.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$38.43 RON181.80	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$77.83 RON368.20	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$91.69 RON433.74	+123.6%
Average			+55.5%

Vientiane vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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