Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 63.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
|
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