Prague vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$164
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
13
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
1.4M
948K

The cost of living in Prague is 81% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2387th and 5255th ($1909 vs $1056) 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 285th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Vientiane

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Prague Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$9882

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380