Barcelona vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
13
😀 Quality of life
88
35
🏙️ Population
1.66M
948K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 62% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2198th and 4681st ($1887 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Spain and Laos, respectively. Check Spain vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 238th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$9305

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407