Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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