Izmir vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$437	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	13
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	2.95M	948K

The cost of living in Izmir is 22% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5990th and 4590th ($909 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Turkey and Laos, respectively. Check Turkey vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3369th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Vientiane

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	Izmir	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$9354

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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