Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

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Vientiane vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 4.2% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,517.82	$1.98 LAK42,875	-82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,513.86	$2.97 LAK64,312	-67.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD387.64	$0.53 LAK11,434	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.05	$0.42 LAK9,148	-29.1%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD337.05	$0.91 LAK19,722	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,575.05	$13.72 LAK296,651	+240.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,435.65	$6.42 LAK138,829	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD961.18	$1.75 LAK37,857	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,317.21	$2.95 LAK63,810	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.92	$0.88 LAK19,071	+58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD322.06	$0.49 LAK10,646	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD308.50	$0.92 LAK19,968	+16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD393.68	$0.60 LAK12,885	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.01	$0.73 LAK15,698	+116.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.37	$0.46 LAK9,906	+42.6%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,065.37	$5.00 LAK108,212	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,019.80	$49.23 LAK1,064,677	+282.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,047,516.00	$28,330.27 LAK612,642,077	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,666.57	$11.18 LAK241,815	+161.9%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,670.80	$11.17 LAK241,611	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD363,513.79	$859.15 LAK18,579,164	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD244,255.77	$775.98 LAK16,780,509	+24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,487.30	$54.31 LAK1,174,415	-44.9%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,076.13	$332.66 LAK7,193,766	-11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,527,608.73	$9,252.41 LAK200,083,301	+2.4%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD803.17	$0.95 LAK20,514	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,468.52	$1.50 LAK32,342	-60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,003.96	$1.59 LAK34,300	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,381.01	$49.74 LAK1,075,594	-53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,011.88	$3.50 LAK75,772	-54.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,372.50	$85.86 LAK1,856,658	-22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,963.82	$62.88 LAK1,359,750	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,617.31	$57.29 LAK1,238,844	-59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,618.65	$41.48 LAK896,948	-65.3%
Average			-37.2%

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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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