Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 12.1% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,896.27
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.69
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.94
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.68
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,590.29
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,251.51
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD884.64
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,265.45
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.48
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.40
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.47
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD345.16
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.69
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.25
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,982.39
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,996.17
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,988,510.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,658.41
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,557.99
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,883.31
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,469.77
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,348.69
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,233.55
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,214,454.03
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD799.23
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,349.80
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD999.04
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,118.15
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,998.32
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,922.80
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,339.16
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,869.08
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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