Vientiane vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$843
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
46
😀 Quality of life
26
60
🏙️ Population
948K
1.47M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 82% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4354th and 6984th ($1233 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Laos and Russia, respectively. Check Laos vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Vientiane compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 8730th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$4747

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$500
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$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

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$559
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$556
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$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632