Stockholm vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stockholm	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$619	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$193
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	985K	948K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 99% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1273rd and 4818th ($2297 vs $1152) 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 1.6 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 33rd and 7630th 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	$15.1	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.9	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1476	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2670	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11690	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.84	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.03	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.7	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15313	$9382

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372