Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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