Dhaka vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$141	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$193
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	13
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	948K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8829th and 4818th ($464 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Laos, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6151st and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Vientiane

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	Dhaka	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$9382

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372