Medan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$200	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	13
😀 Quality of life	45	26
🏙️ Population	2.11M	948K

The cost of living in Medan is 59% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8502nd and 4354th ($500 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6617th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Vientiane

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	Medan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.34	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$10038

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465

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