Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 50.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$10.76
ALL999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$6.08
ALL564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$7.55
ALL701
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$3.61
ALL335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$7.77
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$2.69
ALL250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$8.61
ALL799
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
|
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