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Laos

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 33.3% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 25.7% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Yerevan

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Yerevan are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Yerevan. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,275	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	+315.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	+107.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,073	$1.24 AMD448.98	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,413	$0.74 AMD266.17	+97.4%
Average			+177.4%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,746	$1.00 AMD360.95	-12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.44 AMD1,604.91	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK172K	$6.38 AMD2,305.72	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,116	$2.83 AMD1,021.46	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,353	$3.54 AMD1,280.42	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,472	$0.69 AMD249.54	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,667	$0.82 AMD295.95	+58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,841	$0.90 AMD325.06	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,645	$1.17 AMD421.41	+68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,923	$0.32 AMD117.33	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,999	$0.31 AMD111.33	-36.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.06 AMD2,189.21	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$25.00 AMD9,029.65	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$5.92 AMD2,139.02	-30.1%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 47.7% more for housing

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$24.24 AMD8,755.42	+96.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$908.70 AMD328K	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$630.03 AMD228K	+52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$96.84 AMD34,984.17	+39.9%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 25.7% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$372.81 AMD135K	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-7.5%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,640	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	+104.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,351	$3.82 AMD1,381.46	+113.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,183	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$73.26 AMD26,463.57	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,435	$8.33 AMD3,009.88	+96.8%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$105.31 AMD38,041.59	+293.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$58.07 AMD20,977.22	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$140.41 AMD50,722.12	+147.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$165.48 AMD59,779.64	+303.6%
Average			+141.8%

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