Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 44.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
|
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