Dhaka vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$150	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$203
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	13
😀 Quality of life	58	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	948K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8770th and 5785th ($478 vs $968) 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 0.5 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 6105th and 7093rd 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	$2.19	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$9878

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375