Vientiane vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vientiane	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2803	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$769	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1561	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	36	83
🏙️ Population	948K	1.86M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 28% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4590th and 3022nd ($1163 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Laos and Poland, respectively. Check Laos vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Vientiane compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7436th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Warsaw

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	Vientiane	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1623	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1858	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9354	$13608

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385