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
IRR169,000
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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