| Miami | Lào Cai | |
| Local cheese (1kg) | USD 9.77 | USD 8.82 |
| Taxi 1km | USD 1.24 | USD 0.60 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre | USD 1 793.13 | USD 494.98 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 174.07 | USD 49.65 |
| Imported beer at restaurant | USD 4.00 | USD 1.69 |