Rome vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rome	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1697	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$891	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1795	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	13
😀 Quality of life	87	26
🏙️ Population	2.87M	948K

The cost of living in Rome is 38% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 2685th and 4354th ($1697 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Italy and Laos, respectively. Check Italy vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 230th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Vientiane

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	Rome	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2193	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7657	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3688	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.74	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.68	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.8	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$10038

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1184
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$575
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$554
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$577
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$517
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$631
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$588
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$594
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$543
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$557
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$902
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$562
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$605
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$716
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$605
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$539
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$422