Tashkent vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tashkent	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$853	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$474	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$929	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$522	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	13
😀 Quality of life	55	36
🏙️ Population	2.96M	948K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 27% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6253rd and 4590th ($853 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Uzbekistan and Laos, respectively. Check Uzbekistan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tashkent compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5872nd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tashkent vs Vientiane

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	Tashkent	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1255	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.9	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.03%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1748	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.31	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9301	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393