London vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	99	36
🏙️ Population	8.8M	948K

The cost of living in London is 183% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 58th and 4590th ($3296 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 4th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Vientiane

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	London	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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