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Vientiane vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 15.2% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 34.5% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL1,009	$2.31 LAK49,458	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL1,009	$5.54 LAK119K	-54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL171	$0.62 LAK13,282	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL87	$0.42 LAK8,902	-60.0%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Tirana	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL96	$1.17 LAK25,008	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL563	$13.94 LAK299K	+107.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL692	$7.32 LAK157K	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL353	$1.81 LAK38,814	-57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL307	$2.99 LAK64,107	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL64	$0.90 LAK19,193	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL106	$0.50 LAK10,718	-60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL81	$0.94 LAK20,115	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL74	$0.61 LAK13,012	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL51	$0.74 LAK15,853	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.47 LAK9,970	-22.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Tirana	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL686	$5.18 LAK111K	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,614	$50.18 LAK1M	+160.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL3M	$28,736.24 LAK616M	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,724	$10.86 LAK233K	-66.6%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Tirana	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,584	$11.39 LAK244K	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL70,170	$866.78 LAK19M	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL45,917	$784.74 LAK17M	+43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,343	$55.21 LAK1M	-37.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 34.5% more for childcare

	Tirana	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL26,188	$338.54 LAK7M	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL486K	$9,334.55 LAK200M	+60.7%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL252	$1.50 LAK32,148	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL176	$1.73 LAK37,093	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL373	$1.96 LAK42,040	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,909	$50.52 LAK1M	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL757	$3.56 LAK76,245	-60.6%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Tirana	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,717	$27.70 LAK593K	-59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,971	$69.25 LAK1M	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL9,015	$58.22 LAK1M	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL11,027	$42.19 LAK904K	-68.0%
Average			-31.9%

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