Brisbane vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	97	36
🏙️ Population	2.71M	948K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 73% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4590th ($2016 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Australia and Laos, respectively. Check Australia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Vientiane

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	Brisbane	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$9354

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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