Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 36.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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