Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.2 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
|
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