Brisbane vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$193
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
13
😀 Quality of life
98
41
🏙️ Population
2.71M
948K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 79% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1813th and 4818th ($2065 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 9th and 7630th 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
$14.4
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$9382

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Vientiane

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