Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.8 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$27.49
€25.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$6.10
€5.71
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$7.28
€6.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$77.33
€72.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$5,728.44
€5,355.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$3,664.83
€3,426.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$146.95
€137.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$659.67
€616.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$132.67
€124.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$153.65
€143.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$523.34
€489.26
|
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