Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 37.2% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Baku, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$1.82
LAK38,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$3.24
LAK69,048
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.67
LAK14,391
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.43
LAK9,139
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.93
LAK19,836
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.80
LAK38,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$3.01
LAK64,170
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.51
LAK10,771
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.95
LAK20,237
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.62
LAK13,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.75
LAK16,024
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.47
LAK10,015
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$5.14
LAK109,551
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$17.94
LAK382,422
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$13.36
LAK284,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$863.65
LAK18,412,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$785.49
LAK16,746,574
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.00
LAK21,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$1.67
LAK35,597
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.64
LAK34,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Baku
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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