Prague vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$923
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$375
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
13
😀 Quality of life
85
26
🏙️ Population
1.36M
948K

The cost of living in Prague is 24% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3308th and 4354th ($1531 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 273rd and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$10038

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422