Kyiv vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$419
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
64
35
🏙️ Population
2.95M
948K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 32% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6450th and 4681st ($795 vs $1168) 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 0.7 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 4556th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$9305

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$420
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$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407