Singapore City vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$203
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	13
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	5.87M	948K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 221% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 165th and 5785th ($3105 vs $968) 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 8th and 7093rd 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	$10.5	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$9878

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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