Medina vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$391
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
13
😀 Quality of life
52
26
🏙️ Population
1.18M
948K

The cost of living in Medina is 28% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6017th and 4354th ($892 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6150th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$10038

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$879
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$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
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$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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$500
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$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