Copenhagen vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	97	36
🏙️ Population	644K	948K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 101% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1085th and 4590th ($2333 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Laos, respectively. Check Denmark vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 10th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Vientiane

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	Copenhagen	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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