Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 7.5% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 94.9% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 4.0% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.9% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,912	$7.22 UAH298.28	+264.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,368	$6.02 UAH248.57	+102.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,444	$0.62 UAH25.61	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,156	$0.40 UAH16.67	-4.5%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,739	$0.76 UAH31.27	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,905	$4.34 UAH179.17	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,948	$4.03 UAH166.25	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,889	$1.57 UAH64.77	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,865	$1.92 UAH79.42	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,087	$0.34 UAH13.93	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,655	$0.70 UAH29.00	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,985	$0.72 UAH29.54	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,896	$0.91 UAH37.39	+52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,712	$0.29 UAH11.92	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,914	$0.31 UAH12.76	-32.5%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,305	$5.14 UAH212.43	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,065,589	$9.39 UAH387.77	-80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,167,220	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,242.64	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,022	$4.48 UAH184.94	-59.9%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Vientiane	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,818	$5.76 UAH237.72	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,595,089	$582.58 UAH24,055.01	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,794,892	$351.09 UAH14,496.57	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,175,422	$74.50 UAH3,076.02	+37.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,199,933	$373.81 UAH15,434.99	+12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,254,808	$7,372.61 UAH304,419.93	-20.3%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,531	$1.20 UAH49.71	+26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,369	$1.45 UAH60.01	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,329	$2.38 UAH98.43	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,076,516	$25.96 UAH1,072.03	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,837	$4.82 UAH198.86	+37.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,858,250	$66.82 UAH2,758.94	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,360,915	$37.62 UAH1,553.52	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,239,906	$91.04 UAH3,759.14	+58.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK897,717	$90.26 UAH3,726.83	+117.6%
Average			+28.5%

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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: April 2025

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