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Laos

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 61.4% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 20.3% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 58.6% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 99.5% more in Nicosia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation in Nicosia are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$16.80 €14.95	+528.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.96 €7.97	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$2.30 €2.05	+222.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.89 €0.79	+138.9%
Average			+235.9%

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.96 €1.74	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$6.56 €5.84	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$6.95 €6.19	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$4.77 €4.25	+155.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$4.06 €3.62	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.55 €1.38	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.95 €0.84	+83.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.14 €1.01	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.58 €1.40	+127.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.85 €0.76	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.71 €0.63	+46.0%
Average			+36.2%

Vientiane vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.73 €5.99	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$44.79 €39.86	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$21.86 €19.45	+158.1%
Average			+20.3%

Vientiane vs. Nicosia - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.6% more for housing

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$33.22 €29.57	+169.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$784.43 €698.17	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$696.72 €620.11	+68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$158.82 €141.36	+129.4%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$513.33 €456.88	-17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	-16.2%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$4.48 €3.99	+229.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.65 €3.25	+104.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$5.60 €4.98	+214.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$74.03 €65.89	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$11.20 €9.97	+164.5%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 99.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$102.69 €91.40	+284.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$54.75 €48.73	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$100.22 €89.20	+76.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$116.92 €104.07	+185.2%
Average			+99.5%

Vientiane vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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