Cologne vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
97
35
🏙️ Population
1.08M
948K

The cost of living in Cologne is 58% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2308th and 4681st ($1851 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Laos, respectively. Check Germany vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 16th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$9305

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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