Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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