Jeddah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$583	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$203
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	76	46
🏙️ Population	4.7M	948K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4730th and 5785th ($1210 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1324th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Vientiane

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	Jeddah	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$9878

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375