Phuket vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$519	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	13
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	77.6K	948K

The cost of living in Phuket is 19% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5827th and 4590th ($940 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Laos, respectively. Check Thailand vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6063rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Vientiane

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	Phuket	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$9354

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

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