Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.7 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 79.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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