Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.7 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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