Cologne vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$947
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
96
36
🏙️ Population
1.09M
948K

The cost of living in Cologne is 50% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2551st and 4590th ($1744 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$9354

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CologneVientiane

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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