Calgary vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	13
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	948K

The cost of living in Calgary is 79% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1646th and 4590th ($2077 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Laos, respectively. Check Canada vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 153rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Vientiane

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	Calgary	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$9354

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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