Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 6.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 19.9% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Vientiane

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in Vientiane are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB776.36	$1.98 LAK42,963	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB431.31	$2.97 LAK64,444	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.60	$0.53 LAK11,458	-50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.01	$0.42 LAK9,167	-12.8%
Average			-45.9%

Moscow vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.28	$0.91 LAK19,763	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB372.33	$13.72 LAK297,259	+211.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB301.41	$6.42 LAK139,114	+80.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB128.40	$1.75 LAK37,934	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB167.78	$2.95 LAK63,941	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.23	$0.88 LAK19,110	+30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.39	$0.49 LAK10,668	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.46	$0.92 LAK20,009	+29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.94	$0.60 LAK12,911	-47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.06	$0.73 LAK15,731	+191.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.68	$0.46 LAK9,926	+119.0%
Average			+63.5%

Moscow vs. Vientiane - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB187.45	$5.00 LAK108,434	+125.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	+72.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB491.69	$11.18 LAK242,311	+92.2%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB539.04	$11.17 LAK242,106	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	-37.3%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 19.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	-28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	-11.2%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB258.79	$0.95 LAK20,556	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB213.34	$1.50 LAK32,408	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB207.03	$1.59 LAK34,370	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB431.31	$3.50 LAK75,927	-31.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	+48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	-47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	$41.48 LAK898,787	-59.3%
Average			-13.1%

Moscow vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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