Medina vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$673
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
13
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
1.41M
948K

The cost of living in Medina is 3% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4818th ($1182 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4114th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$9382

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422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
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$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$578
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$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