Budapest vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$540
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$375
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
79
26
🏙️ Population
1.71M
948K

The cost of living in Budapest is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4647th and 4354th ($1124 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Laos, respectively. Check Hungary vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 485th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vientiane

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Budapest Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$10038

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422