Amman vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$358
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
13
😀 Quality of life
69
26
🏙️ Population
4.01M
948K

The cost of living in Amman is 20% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5457th and 4354th ($981 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Laos, respectively. Check Jordan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3121st and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$10038

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$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