Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 9.9% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
|
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