Cost of living comparison
Astana is 17.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Astana instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$9.08
KZT4,435.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$6.47
KZT3,160.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.97
KZT473.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.56
KZT273.55
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$0.56
KZT275.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$5.30
KZT2,588.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.83
KZT2,359.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.89
KZT921.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$2.53
KZT1,237.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.67
KZT327.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$1.00
KZT486.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.14
KZT558.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$1.18
KZT576.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.25
KZT122.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.23
KZT114.23
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$2.00
KZT975.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$17.03
KZT8,317.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$22,704.14
KZT11,089,690.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$5.31
KZT2,594.99
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$13.82
KZT6,750.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$522.20
KZT255,062.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$354.38
KZT173,095.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$45.07
KZT22,014.59
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$228.83
KZT111,772.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,763,563.78
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.36
KZT665.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.30
KZT1,125.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$1.82
KZT887.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$59.93
KZT29,272.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$5.68
KZT2,772.42
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$78.42
KZT38,301.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$49.48
KZT24,166.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$109.43
KZT53,452.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$96.49
KZT47,130.68
|
|
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