Kyiv vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$456
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$193
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
13
😀 Quality of life
68
41
🏙️ Population
2.95M
948K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6330th and 4818th ($879 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ukraine and Laos, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4632nd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Vientiane

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Kyiv Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$9382

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$497
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$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$578
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1139
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$558
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$560
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$556
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$675
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$635
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$558
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$581
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$571
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$567
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$372