Seattle vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	13
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	737K	948K

The cost of living in Seattle is 159% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 158th and 4590th ($3015 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 98th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Vientiane

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	Seattle	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$9354

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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