Jerusalem vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	13
😀 Quality of life	85	26
🏙️ Population	936K	948K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 58% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1907th and 4354th ($1948 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Laos, respectively. Check Israel vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 276th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Vientiane

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	Jerusalem	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$10038

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

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