Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 15.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$4.26
ALL401
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$6.34
ALL598
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$3.10
ALL292
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$8.27
ALL779
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
|
pay 16.0% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$1.95
ALL184
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$1.51
ALL143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$7.21
ALL680
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
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