Stockholm vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	985K	948K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 139% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 849th and 5255th ($2524 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sweden and Laos, respectively. Check Sweden vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 23rd and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Vientiane

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	Stockholm	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$9882

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516

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