Sydney vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$164
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	13
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	5.45M	948K

The cost of living in Sydney is 169% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 348th and 5255th ($2844 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Australia and Laos, respectively. Check Australia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2nd and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Vientiane

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	Sydney	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$9882

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

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