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Laos

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Macau

Macao vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Macao is 70.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% more in Macao
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Macao
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Macao
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Macao
Childcare: pay 82.1% more in Macao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Macao
Clothing: pay 62.9% more in Macao

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Macao are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Macao.

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Macao vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.2% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Macao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$6.19 MOP50.00	+131.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$5.94 MOP48.00	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.03 MOP8.33	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.89 MOP7.20	+138.6%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Macao
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.72 MOP13.89	+50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$8.09 MOP65.41	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$11.99 MOP96.91	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.42 MOP27.62	+82.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$8.79 MOP71.05	+212.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.20 MOP9.66	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.31 MOP10.58	+153.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.87 MOP6.99	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.09 MOP8.78	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$1.78 MOP14.43	+169.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.31 MOP10.58	+168.2%
Average			+60.7%

Vientiane vs. Macao - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Macao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.86 MOP55.46	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$22.43 MOP181.31	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$30,925.27 MOP250K	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$12.69 MOP102.60	+49.9%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Macao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$36.99 MOP299.00	+200.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$1,115.78 MOP9,020.04	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$1,076.20 MOP8,700.04	+159.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$93.11 MOP752.74	+34.5%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Macao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$1,211.24 MOP9,791.72	+93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$18,972.13 MOP153K	+71.2%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Macao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$5.75 MOP46.50	+323.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$5.01 MOP40.50	+179.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.68 MOP54.00	+274.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$63.91 MOP516.67	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$14.60 MOP118.00	+244.8%
Average			+174.5%

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pay 62.9% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Macao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$69.52 MOP562.00	+160.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$33.40 MOP270.00	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$92.78 MOP750.00	+63.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$136.07 MOP1,100.01	+231.8%
Average			+62.9%

Vientiane vs. Macao - Cost of clothing

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