Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 43.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 77.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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