Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 19.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
|
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