Kyiv vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$367
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
65
26
🏙️ Population
2.95M
948K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 38% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6536th and 4354th ($760 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Vientiane. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4566th and 8730th 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
$7.71
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$10038

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$451
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$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422