Kyiv vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$454
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
2.95M
948K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 16% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6441st and 5255th ($882 vs $1056) 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 5524th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$9882

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$487
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$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380