Oslo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	13
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	709K	948K

The cost of living in Oslo is 97% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1171st and 4590th ($2292 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Norway and Laos, respectively. Check Norway vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 37th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Vientiane

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	Oslo	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$9354

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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