Cost of living comparison

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Vientiane is 2.0 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.05
TJS53.62
$1.82
LAK39,833
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.09
TJS96.52
$3.24
LAK70,993
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
TJS6.13
$0.67
LAK14,796

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Bread
1 loaf
$0.58
TJS6.20
$0.93
LAK20,395
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.21
TJS44.70
$14.08
LAK308,600
Milk (1 gallon) $2.98
TJS31.63
$6.60
LAK144,656

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.30
TJS35.05
$5.14
LAK112,637
Monthly public transit pass $4.59
TJS48.75
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.51
TJS249.60
$13.36
LAK292,967
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.54
TJS4,082.56
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $196.68
TJS2,088.09
$785.49
LAK17,218,267

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $94.89
TJS1,007.48
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.10
TJS11.70
$1.00
LAK21,844
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
TJS23.89
$1.67
LAK36,599
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.30
TJS24.37
$1.64
LAK35,978

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

 
Dushanbe
Vientiane
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.85
TJS316.87
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
TJS376.34
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.30
TJS799.48
$58.81
LAK1,289,226

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