Budapest vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$589
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
80
35
🏙️ Population
1.69M
948K

The cost of living in Budapest is 1% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4681st ($1185 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Laos, respectively. Check Hungary vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 551st and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$9305

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407