Barcelona vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$193
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
13
😀 Quality of life
90
41
🏙️ Population
1.7M
948K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1764th and 4818th ($2087 vs $1152) 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 229th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$9382

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$578
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1139
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$558
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$560
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$556
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$675
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$635
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$558
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$581
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$571
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$567
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$372