Jeddah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$495
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
13
😀 Quality of life
73
26
🏙️ Population
4.7M
948K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 11% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4731st and 4354th ($1100 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1616th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$10038

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690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
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$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
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$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
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$1061
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$466
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$1000
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$404
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$443
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$434
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$1642
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$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
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$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$466
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$500
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$1195
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$532
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$1212
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$1184
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$496
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$575
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$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
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$615
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$462
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$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
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$517
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$617
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$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
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$557
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$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
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$562
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$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
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$481
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$605
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$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
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$422