Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 62.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.2% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 62.2% more in Tirana

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,771	$10.92 ALL937	+450.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,156	$8.73 ALL749	+193.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,406	$1.58 ALL136	+198.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,126	$0.82 ALL70	+94.2%
Average			+234.3%

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,674	$1.00 ALL85	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK295,931	$6.31 ALL542	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,492	$7.59 ALL651	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,765	$3.59 ALL308	+105.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,655	$3.54 ALL304	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,025	$0.74 ALL63	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,620	$1.15 ALL99	+134.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,920	$0.82 ALL70	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,853	$0.87 ALL75	+46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,660	$0.50 ALL43	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,882	$0.60 ALL52	+31.3%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK107,949	$7.84 ALL673	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,062,092	$17.47 ALL1,499	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK611,154,737	$29,474.40 ALL2,528,904	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,228	$29.47 ALL2,529	+163.6%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Vientiane	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,024	$18.21 ALL1,562	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,534,058	$594.90 ALL51,043	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,739,770	$412.58 ALL35,400	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,171,564	$78.02 ALL6,694	+43.7%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,176,302	$257.35 ALL22,080	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,597,550	$5,375.91 ALL461,253	-41.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,464	$2.73 ALL234	+187.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,263	$1.85 ALL159	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,217	$3.82 ALL328	+140.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,072,982	$46.89 ALL4,023	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,588	$8.73 ALL749	+149.2%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 62.2% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,852,151	$64.35 ALL5,521	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,356,449	$47.77 ALL4,099	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,235,836	$100.14 ALL8,592	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK894,770	$134.06 ALL11,502	+223.2%
Average			+62.2%

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