Sydney vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	13
😀 Quality of life	99	35
🏙️ Population	4.84M	948K

The cost of living in Sydney is 140% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 312th and 4681st ($2801 vs $1168) 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 1.6 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 4th and 7473rd 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	$15.3	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$9305

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407