Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 32.1% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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