Riyadh vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$936
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
7.01M
948K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 68% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 3485th and 5785th ($1628 vs $968) 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 899th and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$9878

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$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
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$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
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$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
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$459

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$564
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$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
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$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