Berlin vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	3.78M	948K

The cost of living in Berlin is 74% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4590th ($2027 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Laos, respectively. Check Germany vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 21st and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Vientiane

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	Berlin	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9354

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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