Medina vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$353
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
13
😀 Quality of life
67
35
🏙️ Population
1.41M
948K

The cost of living in Medina is 27% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6257th and 4681st ($853 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3833rd and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$9305

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$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
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$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
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$1632
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$1004
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$934
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$555
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$608
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$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
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$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
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$407