Prague vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1513
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3601
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$911
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$1611
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1829
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
1.38M
948K

The cost of living in Prague is 30% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3363rd and 4590th ($1513 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 285th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$685
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5304
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$758
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12277
$9354

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120

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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