Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.0 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.75
|
$1.82
LAK40,189
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.74
|
$3.24
LAK71,627
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.14
|
$0.67
LAK14,928
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.77
|
$0.43
LAK9,480
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.21
|
$0.93
LAK20,577
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.80
|
$14.08
LAK311,353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.71
|
$6.60
LAK145,947
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.59
|
$1.80
LAK39,787
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.12
|
$3.01
LAK66,566
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.52
|
$0.90
LAK19,993
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$0.51
LAK11,173
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.49
|
$0.95
LAK20,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.25
|
$0.62
LAK13,642
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.75
LAK16,622
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.14
|
$0.47
LAK10,389
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.13
|
$5.14
LAK113,641
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.86
|
$50.97
LAK1,127,306
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS210,097.55
|
$28,928.24
LAK639,775,700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.22
|
$17.94
LAK396,701
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS250.16
|
$13.36
LAK295,580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,091.84
|
$863.65
LAK19,100,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,092.84
|
$785.49
LAK17,371,844
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS525.73
|
$65.45
LAK1,447,398
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,009.77
|
$342.92
LAK7,583,957
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,670.89
|
$9,300.83
LAK205,696,670
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.73
|
$1.00
LAK22,039
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.94
|
$1.67
LAK36,926
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.43
|
$1.64
LAK36,299
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS356.71
|
$51.00
LAK1,127,871
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.86
|
$2.49
LAK55,097
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS317.59
|
$81.96
LAK1,812,569
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS377.20
|
$62.33
LAK1,378,414
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS801.30
|
$58.81
LAK1,300,725
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS561.89
|
$42.69
LAK944,214
|
|
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