Hamburg City vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	13
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	1.91M	948K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 73% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1818th and 4590th ($2007 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Laos, respectively. Check Germany vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 40th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Vientiane

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	Hamburg City	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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