Vientiane vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$843
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
93
😀 Quality of life
26
83
🏙️ Population
948K
1.86M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 16% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4354th and 3564th ($1233 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Laos and Poland, respectively. Check Laos vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 8730th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$11854

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$518
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$554
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$615
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$462
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$534
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$566
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$659
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$513
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$504
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$577
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$549
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$517
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$617
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$631
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$588
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$579
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$594
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$543
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$677
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$704
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$524
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$557
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$902
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$714
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$562
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$587
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$605
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$716
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$481
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$605
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$539
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$1238
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$1218
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$1029
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$1040
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$842
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$907
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$1090
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$1029
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$987
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$994
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$1161
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$1027
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$816
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$708
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$969
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$973
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$936
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$1016
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$863
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$999
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$949
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$1006
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$415
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$1024
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$1002
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$1008
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$1013
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$943
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$980
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$1042
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$849
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$995
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$791
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$1028
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$940
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$1011
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$385