Moscow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$612	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$227
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	13
😀 Quality of life	74	35
🏙️ Population	13M	948K

The cost of living in Moscow is 8% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5091st and 4681st ($1075 vs $1168) 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 1.2 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 1280th and 7473rd 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	$8.34	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$9305

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407