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Vientiane vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 26.4% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 82.6% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 38.0% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Vientiane

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Vientiane are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Vientiane. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Baku	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$2.31 LAK49,458	-73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$5.54 LAK119K	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 AZN1.55	$0.62 LAK13,282	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.42 LAK8,902	-15.6%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 82.6% more for groceries

	Baku	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 AZN0.83	$1.17 LAK25,008	+139.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 AZN4.25	$13.94 LAK299K	+457.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 AZN9.28	$7.32 LAK157K	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 AZN2.49	$1.81 LAK38,814	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 AZN3.67	$2.99 LAK64,107	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AZN1.03	$0.90 LAK19,193	+47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$0.50 LAK10,718	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AZN1.20	$0.94 LAK20,115	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 AZN1.34	$0.61 LAK13,012	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.60	$0.74 LAK15,853	+109.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.42	$0.47 LAK9,970	+86.4%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Baku	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 AZN4.64	$5.18 LAK111K	+89.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$50.18 LAK1M	+184.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$28,736.24 LAK616M	+41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$10.86 LAK233K	+67.8%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Baku	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.43 AZN26.23	$11.39 LAK244K	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$480.39 AZN816.67	$866.78 LAK19M	+80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.55 AZN463.33	$784.74 LAK17M	+187.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.44 AZN84.04	$55.21 LAK1M	+11.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 38.0% more for childcare

	Baku	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.99 AZN421.59	$338.54 LAK7M	+36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+39.5%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$1.50 LAK32,148	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 AZN6.07	$1.73 LAK37,093	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$1.96 LAK42,040	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 AZN70.77	$50.52 LAK1M	+21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$3.56 LAK76,245	-39.5%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Baku	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$27.70 LAK593K	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$69.25 LAK1M	+33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 AZN202.17	$58.22 LAK1M	-51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.43 AZN170.73	$42.19 LAK904K	-58.0%
Average			-32.1%

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