Riyadh vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$946
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
7.01M
948K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 55% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3529th and 5255th ($1632 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Laos, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 879th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Vientiane

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Riyadh Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$9882

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$2014
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$1461
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$775
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$711
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$707
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$465
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$698
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$556
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$861
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$551
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$906
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$489
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$537
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$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
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$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
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$571
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$2070
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$1107
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$893
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$621
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$1269
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$585
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$590
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$610
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$567
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$730
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$626
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$583
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$601
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$780
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$496
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$602
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$709
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$590
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$587
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$710
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$702
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$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
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$656
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$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
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$789
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$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
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$476
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$679
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$571
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$833
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$658
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$593
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$575
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$571
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$380