Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 43.3% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 77.4% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,799	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	+454.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,198	$8.49 ARS9,875.46	+185.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,414	$1.47 ARS1,709.10	+177.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,132	$1.08 ARS1,261.50	+156.4%
Average			+243.7%

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,687	$2.16 ARS2,506.75	+136.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,125	$5.19 ARS6,040.43	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,583	$5.04 ARS5,863.10	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,789	$2.31 ARS2,683.20	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,697	$2.80 ARS3,260.14	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,037	$0.92 ARS1,075.18	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,627	$0.87 ARS1,017.43	+77.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,933	$0.61 ARS704.71	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,862	$1.00 ARS1,162.74	+67.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,671	$0.43 ARS496.71	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,888	$0.51 ARS587.82	+10.3%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,020	$3.50 ARS4,076.73	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,788	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,555,372	$23,250.00 ARS27,044,097.75	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,386	$7.35 ARS8,549.42	-34.3%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,182	$23.79 ARS27,677.31	+113.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,546,208	$513.68 ARS597,502.84	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,750,743	$357.39 ARS415,714.13	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,332	$49.23 ARS57,267.81	-9.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,181,006	$216.50 ARS251,829.99	-34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,728,394	$4,476.88 ARS5,207,445.20	-51.6%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,477	$1.80 ARS2,093.46	+89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,284	$2.98 ARS3,471.10	+99.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,239	$2.40 ARS2,791.65	+51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,073,686	$27.22 ARS31,660.67	-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,638	$5.00 ARS5,815.93	+42.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 77.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,853,365	$89.58 ARS104,192.48	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,338	$74.73 ARS86,923.95	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,236,647	$114.08 ARS132,692.79	+99.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,357	$119.22 ARS138,672.83	+187.4%
Average			+77.4%

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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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