Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 31.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Astana, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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