Vientiane vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2448
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$777
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
83
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
948K
1.08M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 3% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4818th and 4903rd ($1152 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Laos and South Korea, respectively. Check Laos vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Vientiane compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Yongin ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 7630th and 2382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1260
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$10976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$143
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$92.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$78.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9382
$11104

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$667
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$556
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$675
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$652
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$577
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$623
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$635
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$529
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$736
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$737
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$558
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$558
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$958
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$461
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$650
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$562
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$774
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$1435
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$1078
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$1078
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$1141
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$1004
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$1178
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$1049
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$1098
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$1153
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$1088
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$1097
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$918
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$948
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$1110
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