Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 17.9% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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