Cost of living comparison
Astana is 12.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Astana instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$10.10
KZT5,040.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$6.06
KZT3,024.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$0.96
KZT478.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.51
KZT256.47
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$0.52
KZT257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$4.84
KZT2,418.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$4.31
KZT2,150.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$1.65
KZT825.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$2.24
KZT1,118.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$0.58
KZT289.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.86
KZT430.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$0.95
KZT473.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$0.84
KZT421.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$0.23
KZT114.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.20
KZT98.58
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$1.87
KZT933.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$15.15
KZT7,560.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,080,400.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$5.86
KZT2,923.32
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$12.70
KZT6,341.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$463.50
KZT231,369.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$333.20
KZT166,326.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$42.17
KZT21,051.68
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$227.18
KZT113,404.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,026,058.57
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.21
KZT604.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$2.16
KZT1,080.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$1.74
KZT869.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$55.49
KZT27,701.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$5.05
KZT2,520.10
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$76.02
KZT37,946.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$42.98
KZT21,456.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$99.59
KZT49,714.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$91.40
KZT45,626.54
|
|
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