Paris vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
13
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
948K

The cost of living in Paris is 135% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 916th and 5255th ($2480 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Laos, respectively. Check France vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 14th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Vientiane

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Paris Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$9882

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380