Isfahan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Isfahan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1753	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$277	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$756	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	1.96M	948K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 51% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7675th and 4354th ($599 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Iran and Laos, respectively. Check Iran vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Isfahan ranked 6th best city to live in Iran vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6267th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Vientiane

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	Isfahan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.65	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.33	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.23%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.92	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.06	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.78	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.3	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.4	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$644	$10038

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422