Novosibirsk vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$657	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1672	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$302	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	13
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	1.63M	948K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 47% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7138th and 4354th ($657 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Russia and Laos, respectively. Check Russia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5709th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Vientiane

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	Novosibirsk	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1887	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.5	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4125	$10038

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$558
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$411
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$537
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$566
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$347
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$620
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$637
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$551
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$543
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$402
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$634
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$632
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$628
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$638
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$605
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$814
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$614
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$660
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$651
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$667
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$641
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$636
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$488
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$641
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$444
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$673
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$669
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$735
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$738
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$582
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$595
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$734
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$590
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$878
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$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