Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 36.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 31.6% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 36.3% more in Ankara

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Ankara are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Ankara. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,963	$8.72 TRY331.53	+340.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,444	$7.27 TRY276.27	+144.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,458	$1.27 TRY48.29	+140.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,167	$0.50 TRY19.16	+19.2%
Average			+161.1%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,763	$0.83 TRY31.71	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,259	$4.61 TRY175.13	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,114	$3.90 TRY148.27	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,934	$1.68 TRY63.88	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,941	$2.70 TRY102.58	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,110	$0.49 TRY18.49	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,668	$0.88 TRY33.49	+79.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,009	$0.45 TRY17.26	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,911	$0.54 TRY20.58	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,731	$0.25 TRY9.40	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,926	$0.23 TRY8.73	-49.9%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,434	$4.81 TRY182.96	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	$8.72 TRY331.53	-82.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	+58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,311	$5.40 TRY205.31	-51.7%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Vientiane	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,106	$11.50 TRY437.06	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	-2.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 31.6% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	+12.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,556	$3.49 TRY132.61	+267.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,408	$2.84 TRY108.02	+90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,370	$2.04 TRY77.36	+28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,927	$5.82 TRY221.02	+66.0%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 36.3% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	+81.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,787	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	+124.9%
Average			+36.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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