Prague vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$203
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	1.4M	948K

The cost of living in Prague is 96% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2377th and 5785th ($1899 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Czech Republic and Laos, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 244th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Prague	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$9878

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$968
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$675
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$582
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$583
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$694
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$762
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$586
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$996
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$564
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$794
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$601
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$601
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$375