Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 85.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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