Toronto vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	13
😀 Quality of life	93	36
🏙️ Population	2.79M	948K

The cost of living in Toronto is 111% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 861st and 4590th ($2453 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Canada and Laos, respectively. Check Canada vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 59th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Toronto	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$9354

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393