Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 94.7% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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