Vienna vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vienna Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1965
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4756
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1866
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2834
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
13
😀 Quality of life
94
35
🏙️ Population
1.97M
948K

The cost of living in Vienna is 68% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 1964th and 4681st ($1965 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Austria and Laos, respectively. Check Austria vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Vienna compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Vienna ranked 1st best city to live in Austria vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 48th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vienna Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$331
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9775
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6353
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.87
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.99
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15069
$9305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898

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