Melbourne vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$203
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	100	46
🏙️ Population	5.35M	948K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 163% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 829th and 5785th ($2543 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and Laos, respectively. Check Australia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1st and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Vientiane

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	Melbourne	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$9878

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375