Sydney vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6332
$2046
🏠 One person rent
$1488
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2864
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$356
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4101
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
13
😀 Quality of life
96
32
🏙️ Population
4.84M
948K

The cost of living in Sydney is 193% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 378th and 6113th ($2564 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Laos, respectively. Check Australia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 0.9 months in Vientiane. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 10th and 8256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3415
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2457
$700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$37.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15741
$3502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10385
$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$142
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1907
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16834
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$505
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$781
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$582
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$735
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$857
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$479
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$587
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$469
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$607
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$494
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$655
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$668
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$540
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$523
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$598
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$608
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$554
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$563
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$639
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$648
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$506
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$561
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$592
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$654
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$533
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$981
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$715
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$557
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$566
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$666
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$718
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$428
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$812
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$515
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$802
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$454