Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 92.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Astana, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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