Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 3.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.43
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.35
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.59
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.49
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.49
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.51
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.18
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.87
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.86
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.92
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.59
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.84
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.68
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.68
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.99
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.26
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴282.95
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴759,172.05
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴132.90
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴174.83
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,290.10
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,177.41
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,459.07
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,265.10
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,696.60
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.71
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.24
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.26
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴747.12
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.11
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,600.82
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,209.27
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,572.87
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,915.40
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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