Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 43.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 91.3% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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