Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 10.2% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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