Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 0.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
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