Barcelona vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$203
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
13
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
1.73M
948K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 120% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1659th and 5785th ($2129 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 174th and 7093rd 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
$17.3
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$9878

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$564
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$375