Amsterdam vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	921K	948K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 140% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 331st and 4590th ($2791 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Laos, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 29th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Vientiane

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	Amsterdam	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9354

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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