Jerusalem vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	13
😀 Quality of life	85	36
🏙️ Population	936K	948K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 82% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1551st and 4590th ($2114 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Laos, respectively. Check Israel vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 374th and 7436th 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	$22.2	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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