Perth vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	98	35
🏙️ Population	2.14M	948K

The cost of living in Perth is 101% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1024th and 4681st ($2345 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Laos, respectively. Check Australia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Vientiane

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	Perth	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$9305

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407