Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 33.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,963	$9.19 RUB776.36	+363.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,444	$5.10 RUB431.31	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,458	$1.07 RUB90.60	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,167	$0.49 RUB41.01	+14.7%
Average			+138.1%

Vientiane vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,763	$0.62 RUB52.28	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,259	$4.41 RUB372.33	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,114	$3.57 RUB301.41	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,934	$1.52 RUB128.40	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,941	$1.99 RUB167.78	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,110	$0.68 RUB57.23	-23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,668	$0.67 RUB56.39	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,009	$0.72 RUB60.46	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,911	$1.12 RUB94.94	+88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,731	$0.25 RUB21.06	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,926	$0.21 RUB17.68	-54.3%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,434	$2.22 RUB187.45	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	-41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,311	$5.82 RUB491.69	-48.0%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Vientiane	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,106	$6.38 RUB539.04	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	+59.6%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	+40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	+12.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,556	$3.06 RUB258.79	+222.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,408	$2.52 RUB213.34	+68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,370	$2.45 RUB207.03	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,927	$5.10 RUB431.31	+45.7%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	+90.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,787	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	+145.8%
Average			+49.5%

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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: March 2025

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