Cologne vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$967
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$375
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
96
26
🏙️ Population
1.07M
948K

The cost of living in Cologne is 42% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2484th and 4354th ($1752 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Vientiane. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 12th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10038

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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