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
KZT5,021.07
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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