Singapore City vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$164
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	13
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	5.87M	948K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 195% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 154th and 5255th ($3119 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Laos, respectively. Check Singapore vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Vientiane

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	Singapore City	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$9882

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$581
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1038
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$590
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$709
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$590
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$587
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$702
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$563
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$788
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$587
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$1027
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$571
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$833
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$593
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$575
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$380