Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.0 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
$9.21
€8.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$29,240.65
€26,876.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
$28.32
€26.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
$729.51
€670.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
$520.65
€478.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$228.75
€210.25
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$450.86
€414.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$6,560.19
€6,029.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$56.45
€51.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$87.49
€80.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$35.26
€32.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$87.51
€80.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$101.02
€92.85
|
|
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