Taipei vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$537
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
87
26
🏙️ Population
2.6M
948K

The cost of living in Taipei is 5% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4516th and 4354th ($1169 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Taiwan and Laos, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 209th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$10038

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422