Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.4 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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