Moscow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2046
🏠 One person rent
$511
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
75
32
🏙️ Population
12.5M
948K

The cost of living in Moscow is 8% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5879th and 6113th ($942 vs $876) 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 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Vientiane. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1190th and 8256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$37.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$3502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$4.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$7015

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19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$505
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$781
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$582
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$735
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$857
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$479
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$587
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$469
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$607
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$494
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$668
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$540
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$523
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$598
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$608
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$554
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$563
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$639
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$648
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$506
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$561
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$592
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$654
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$533
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$981
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$715
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$566
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$666
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$718
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$428
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$812
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$515
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$802
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$454