Al Ain vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	13
😀 Quality of life	75	36
🏙️ Population	767K	948K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 59% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2271st and 4590th ($1844 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Laos, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1000th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Vientiane

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	Al Ain	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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