Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 25.7% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 68.9% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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