Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 76.5% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS485.65
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS475.94
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS53.83
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.11
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS40.11
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS397.91
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.10
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS145.80
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS202.23
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS36.69
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS66.95
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS72.05
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS67.28
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.44
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS18.98
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS242.03
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,302,443.21
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS310.82
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,033.12
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS39,506.38
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,040.20
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS1,983.55
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS500,008.40
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS97.13
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS175.35
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS130.64
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,650.91
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS339.96
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,197.22
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,156.75
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,167.81
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,721.89
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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