Singapore City vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$1851
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	13
😀 Quality of life	98	26
🏙️ Population	5.87M	948K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 144% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 133rd and 4354th ($3007 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Laos, respectively. Check Singapore vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4th and 8730th 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	$9.57	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$10038

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

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