Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 31.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$9.01
AMD3,493.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$1.07
AMD414.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.51
AMD196.40
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$0.74
AMD287.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$4.05
AMD1,571.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$5.61
AMD2,174.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$2.31
AMD894.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$3.24
AMD1,254.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$0.60
AMD231.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.80
AMD308.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$0.99
AMD382.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.38
AMD148.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.35
AMD134.19
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$5.01
AMD1,942.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$3.73
AMD1,447.29
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$19.77
AMD7,662.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$1,042.00
AMD403,916.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$729.85
AMD282,917.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$291.11
AMD112,844.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$1.54
AMD598.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$3.09
AMD1,198.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$2.29
AMD888.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$75.44
AMD29,244.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$74.88
AMD29,025.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$53.95
AMD20,913.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$115.25
AMD44,676.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$104.96
AMD40,685.71
|
|
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