Jeddah vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$512	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	76	36
🏙️ Population	4.7M	948K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 1% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4650th and 4590th ($1146 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 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 860th and 7436th 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	$6.67	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$9354

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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