New York City vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	8.8M	948K

The cost of living in New York City is 282% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3rd and 4590th ($4441 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United States and Laos, respectively. Check the United States vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 22nd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Vientiane

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	New York City	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$9354

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393