Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 11.1% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,814	$4.00 IRR169,000	+101.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,221	$5.00 IRR211,250	+68.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,418	$0.45 IRR19,178	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,135	$1.08 IRR45,839	+156.5%
Average			+78.0%

Vientiane vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,694	$0.53 IRR22,602	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,229	$1.83 IRR77,272	-86.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,631	$2.32 IRR98,152	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,803	$1.26 IRR53,272	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,719	$1.84 IRR77,906	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,044	$0.46 IRR19,293	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,631	$0.70 IRR29,604	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,940	$0.42 IRR17,831	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,866	$0.32 IRR13,390	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,676	$0.24 IRR10,238	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,892	$0.26 IRR11,130	-42.5%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,058	$2.76 IRR116,458	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,063,162	$10.00 IRR422,500	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,770,395	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+217.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,471	$2.90 IRR122,525	-74.1%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Vientiane	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,267	$6.79 IRR286,962	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,552,729	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,756,633	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,172,744	$11.89 IRR502,342	-78.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,183,531	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,798,618	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-81.1%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,485	$0.80 IRR33,800	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,296	$1.51 IRR63,638	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,251	$2.50 IRR105,625	+57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,074,063	$19.23 IRR812,478	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,664	$1.50 IRR63,375	-57.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,854,016	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,357,815	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,237,081	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+140.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK895,672	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	+69.0%
Average			+24.2%

Vientiane vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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