Brisbane vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
13
😀 Quality of life
98
45
🏙️ Population
2.71M
948K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 115% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1349th and 5255th ($2269 vs $1056) 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 3rd and 7250th 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
$15.5
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$9882

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380