Moscow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Moscow	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$542	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1116	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1208	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	73	26
🏙️ Population	12.5M	948K

The cost of living in Moscow is 17% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5167th and 4354th ($1021 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Laos, respectively. Check Russia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1608th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Vientiane

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	Moscow	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.33	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1545	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.03	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.78%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5342	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3004	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.72	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10868	$10038

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517

Cities near Vientiane

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