Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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