Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 43.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
|
pay 74.1% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
|
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