Kyiv vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$431
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$203
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
2.95M
948K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 12% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5785th ($853 vs $968) 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5360th and 7093rd 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
$9.21
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$9878

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$464
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$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$564
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$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
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$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
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$375