London vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$193
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	99	41
🏙️ Population	8.8M	948K

The cost of living in London is 234% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8th and 4818th ($3851 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Laos, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$9382

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372