Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 18.8% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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