Helsinki vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$918	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	13
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	676K	948K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 56% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2353rd and 4590th ($1816 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Finland and Laos, respectively. Check Finland vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 26th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Vientiane

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	Helsinki	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$9354

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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