Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 44.5% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,799	$9.93 MX$190.36	+400.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,198	$7.45 MX$142.77	+150.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,414	$1.08 MX$20.70	+104.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,132	$0.77 MX$14.82	+82.7%
Average			+184.5%

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,687	$2.45 MX$47.01	+168.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,125	$4.87 MX$93.31	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,583	$5.51 MX$105.60	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,789	$2.18 MX$41.85	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,697	$3.57 MX$68.46	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,037	$1.22 MX$23.42	+38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,627	$0.67 MX$12.83	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,933	$0.80 MX$15.32	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,862	$0.83 MX$15.86	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,671	$0.85 MX$16.32	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,888	$0.83 MX$15.87	+80.7%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,020	$4.64 MX$88.91	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,788	$17.87 MX$342.65	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,555,372	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,386	$3.47 MX$66.63	-68.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,182	$24.38 MX$467.45	+118.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,546,208	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,750,743	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	-29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,332	$30.31 MX$581.19	-44.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,181,006	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	+14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,728,394	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	-8.9%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,477	$2.73 MX$52.35	+187.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,284	$3.01 MX$57.64	+101.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,239	$3.92 MX$75.19	+147.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,073,686	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,638	$4.96 MX$95.18	+41.7%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,853,365	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,338	$41.06 MX$787.27	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,236,647	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	+60.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,357	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	+121.6%
Average			+28.3%

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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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