Cost of living comparison

Nicosia, Cyprus

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 22.9% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 18.4% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 3.9% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vientiane.

Vientiane vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.33 €10.86	$1.98 LAK42,814	-83.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 €6.61	$2.97 LAK64,221	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.29	$0.53 LAK11,418	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.42 LAK9,135	-42.4%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$0.91 LAK19,694	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 €5.76	$13.72 LAK296,229	+109.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 €6.50	$6.42 LAK138,631	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.24	$1.75 LAK37,803	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 €3.50	$2.95 LAK63,719	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$0.88 LAK19,044	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.49 LAK10,631	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$0.92 LAK19,940	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.03	$0.60 LAK12,866	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.48	$0.73 LAK15,676	+33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.53	$0.46 LAK9,892	-23.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 €4.97	$5.00 LAK108,058	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €47.22	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,348.13 €24,981.51	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.47 €12.75	$11.18 LAK241,471	-22.7%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 18.4% less for housing

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.63 €26.11	$11.17 LAK241,267	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.36 €623.36	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.46 €518.58	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.51 €135.28	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	-64.6%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 3.9% more for childcare

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.35 €373.07	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,161.35 €6,310.86	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	+29.2%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.78	$0.95 LAK20,485	-77.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 €3.06	$1.50 LAK32,296	-57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.72	$1.59 LAK34,251	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.50 €57.72	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	-24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.44	$3.50 LAK75,664	-67.3%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.72 €72.02	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 €31.64	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	+75.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.71 €70.25	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €89.73	$41.48 LAK895,672	-59.3%
Average			-1.8%

Nicosia vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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