San Jose, United States vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	13
😀 Quality of life	93	35
🏙️ Population	1.01M	948K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 214% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 13th and 4681st ($3674 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in the United States and Laos, respectively. Check the United States vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 57th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Vientiane

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	San Jose	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$9305

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407