Riyadh vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$944	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	7.01M	948K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 41% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2911th and 4590th ($1637 vs $1163) 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 1.7 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 733rd and 7436th 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	$9.31	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$9354

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Vientiane

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