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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$203
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	13
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	948K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 309% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8th and 5785th ($3957 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 126th and 7093rd 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	$24.9	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$9878

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$564
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$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