Barcelona vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	13
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	1.7M	948K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2276th and 4590th ($1841 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Laos, respectively. Check Spain vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 270th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Vientiane

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	Barcelona	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$9354

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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