Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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