Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 21.8% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 31.7% more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Brasilia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Brasilia are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Brasilia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

Brasilia vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,814	$6.97 R$39.89	+251.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,221	$6.10 R$34.90	+105.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,418	$1.14 R$6.52	+115.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,135	$0.76 R$4.37	+80.5%
Average			+138.1%

Vientiane vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,694	$1.57 R$8.98	+72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,229	$4.43 R$25.38	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,631	$3.57 R$20.44	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,803	$2.10 R$12.04	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,719	$1.42 R$8.14	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,044	$0.87 R$4.96	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,631	$0.57 R$3.25	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,940	$0.50 R$2.86	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,866	$0.70 R$3.98	+16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,676	$0.51 R$2.91	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,892	$0.54 R$3.06	+16.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,058	$3.79 R$21.67	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	$43.46 R$248.80	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	$24,385.57 R$139,607.42	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,471	$7.21 R$41.28	-35.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,267	$19.32 R$110.58	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	$360.74 R$2,065.25	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	$223.88 R$1,281.69	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	$51.47 R$294.67	-5.2%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 31.7% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	$461.58 R$2,642.57	+38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	$11,525.09 R$65,981.12	+24.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,485	$1.74 R$9.97	+83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,296	$1.75 R$10.01	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,251	$2.09 R$11.97	+31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	$23.80 R$136.25	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,664	$6.97 R$39.89	+98.8%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	$50.89 R$291.36	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	$41.19 R$235.80	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	$64.43 R$368.84	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,672	$55.71 R$318.92	+34.3%
Average			-7.1%

Vientiane vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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