Phnom Penh vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$385
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
13
😀 Quality of life
54
36
🏙️ Population
2.13M
948K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 28% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6313th and 4590th ($836 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cambodia and Laos, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5928th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Vientiane

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Phnom Penh Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2336
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1485
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.68
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11402
$9354

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Phnom PenhVientiane

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$634
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$514
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$516
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$504
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$494
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$677
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$639
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$506
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$531
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$507
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$685
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$577
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$545
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$534
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$752
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$739
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$781
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$743
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$535
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$588
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
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$516
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
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$543
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$1183
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$568
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$1253
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1161
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$537
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$579
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$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
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$691
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$500
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$496
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$633
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$592
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$513
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$641
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$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
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$513
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$554
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$941
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$748
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$570
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$644
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$591
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$753
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$548
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$610
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$573
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$569
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$393