Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.5% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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