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Vientiane vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 24.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 43.8% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 4.8% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$2.31 LAK49,966	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$5.54 LAK119,918	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.62 LAK13,418	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.42 LAK8,994	-10.3%
Average			-24.8%

Kiev vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.17 LAK25,265	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$13.94 LAK301,727	+184.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$7.32 LAK158,421	+54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$1.81 LAK39,212	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.99 LAK64,765	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.90 LAK19,390	+62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.50 LAK10,828	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.94 LAK20,322	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.61 LAK13,145	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.74 LAK16,016	+98.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.47 LAK10,073	+83.7%
Average			+45.7%

Kiev vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$5.18 LAK112,104	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$50.18 LAK1,086,211	+390.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$28,736.24 LAK622,040,039	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$10.86 LAK235,047	+80.4%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 43.8% more for housing

	Kiev	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$11.39 LAK246,498	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$866.78 LAK18,762,772	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$784.74 LAK16,986,870	+107.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$55.21 LAK1,195,061	-31.8%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 4.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$338.54 LAK7,328,183	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$9,334.55 LAK202,060,626	+19.0%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.50 LAK32,478	+38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.73 LAK37,473	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$1.96 LAK42,471	-32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$50.52 LAK1,093,653	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$3.56 LAK77,027	-26.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$27.70 LAK599,589	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$69.25 LAK1,498,972	+93.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$58.22 LAK1,260,206	-40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$42.19 LAK913,242	-61.5%
Average			-16.9%

Kiev vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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