Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 60.4% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,687	$11.57 AMD4,443.51	+483.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,030	$9.00 AMD3,456.06	+202.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,384	$0.99 AMD381.26	+87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,108	$0.60 AMD229.22	+41.1%
Average			+203.8%

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,636	$0.86 AMD331.50	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK295,348	$4.04 AMD1,549.14	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,219	$6.24 AMD2,395.59	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,690	$2.46 AMD945.37	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,530	$3.37 AMD1,295.55	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK18,987	$0.56 AMD214.34	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,599	$0.83 AMD316.76	+67.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,880	$0.79 AMD303.43	-14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,828	$1.01 AMD387.21	+69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,629	$0.34 AMD128.85	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,862	$0.32 AMD123.31	-29.9%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK107,737	$5.29 AMD2,031.40	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,060,000	$12.86 AMD4,937.23	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK609,950,701	$30,864.95 AMD11,849,357.81	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK240,753	$4.27 AMD1,639.16	-61.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK240,549	$22.21 AMD8,528.18	+98.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,497,544	$931.30 AMD357,534.70	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,706,791	$625.77 AMD240,238.24	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,169,256	$98.60 AMD37,854.26	+81.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,162,164	$374.24 AMD143,673.46	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,204,323	$9,037.50 AMD3,469,586.43	-2.3%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,424	$2.06 AMD789.96	+116.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,200	$3.76 AMD1,444.37	+151.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,149	$2.57 AMD987.45	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,070,868	$106.02 AMD40,700.38	+113.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,439	$7.72 AMD2,962.34	+120.2%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,848,502	$111.12 AMD42,659.11	+29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,353,776	$63.96 AMD24,553.21	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,233,402	$139.93 AMD53,718.96	+144.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK893,007	$119.43 AMD45,851.86	+187.9%
Average			+90.8%

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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: July 2025

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