Almaty vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$531
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
13
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
2.23M
948K

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5468th and 5785th ($1014 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Laos, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3901st and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Vientiane

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Almaty Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$9878

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$789
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$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
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$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
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$519
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$712

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$564
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$1033
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$590
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$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
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$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
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$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
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$375