Medina vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$663
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
13
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
948K

The cost of living in Medina is 11% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4849th and 5255th ($1168 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 4347th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Vientiane

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Medina Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$9882

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$1074
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$906
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$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
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$1962
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$1013
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$865
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$581
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$1082
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$621
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$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
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$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
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$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
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$380