Moscow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$959	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	13.3M	948K

The cost of living in Moscow is 50% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3728th and 5255th ($1585 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Laos, respectively. Check Russia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3206th and 7250th 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	$13.2	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$9882

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Vientiane

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