Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 18.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 35.4% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 80.2% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS13,019.83	$1.98 LAK42,814	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS10,048.94	$2.97 LAK64,221	-65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,739.12	$0.53 LAK11,418	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,283.66	$0.42 LAK9,135	-61.0%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,550.78	$0.91 LAK19,694	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS6,146.55	$13.72 LAK296,229	+164.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,966.10	$6.42 LAK138,631	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,730.34	$1.75 LAK37,803	-24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,317.41	$2.95 LAK63,719	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,094.07	$0.88 LAK19,044	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS1,035.30	$0.49 LAK10,631	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS717.09	$0.92 LAK19,940	+52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,183.16	$0.60 LAK12,866	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS505.43	$0.73 LAK15,676	+70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS598.15	$0.46 LAK9,892	-9.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS4,148.34	$5.00 LAK108,058	+42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS13,019.83	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	+347.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS27,519,189.46	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS8,699.61	$11.18 LAK241,471	+52.1%
Average			+116.1%

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pay 35.4% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS28,163.52	$11.17 LAK241,267	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS607,999.35	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS423,017.11	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+117.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS58,273.85	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	+10.3%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS256,253.96	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	+53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS5,298,925.94	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+106.7%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS2,130.24	$0.95 LAK20,485	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,532.08	$1.50 LAK32,296	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,840.69	$1.59 LAK34,251	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS32,216.86	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	+82.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,918.11	$3.50 LAK75,664	-29.9%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS106,022.86	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS88,450.97	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS135,023.85	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS141,108.93	$41.48 LAK895,672	-65.2%
Average			-33.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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