Cost of Living Comparison Between Vientiane and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Vientiane and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Vientiane is 20.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vientiane is 13.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.35 LAK 50.4K

$4.68 ฿151

-49.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.65 LAK 421.8K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-57.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.48 LAK 96.1K

$8.65 ฿280

-48.21%

Cappuccino

$1.62 LAK 34.8K

$3.09 ฿100

-47.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 LAK 11.1K

$0.73 ฿23.53

-30.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 LAK 8,035

$0.37 ฿11.95

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.22 LAK 26.3K

$2.39 ฿77.4

-48.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 LAK 36.8K

$3.62 ฿117

-52.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 LAK 41.1K

$2.24 ฿72.5

-14.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.89 LAK 19.1K

$1.8 ฿58.2

-50.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 LAK 20.9K

$2.24 ฿72.3

-56.25%

Eggs

$1.85 LAK 39.6K

$2.23 ฿72.1

-17.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$28.17 LAK 604.6K

$19.31 ฿625

45.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.5 LAK 139.4K

$3.77 ฿122

72.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.21 LAK 133.4K

$13.05 ฿422

-52.41%

Apples (1kg)

$1.93 LAK 41.5K

$3.28 ฿106

-41.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 LAK 24.1K

$1.63 ฿52.6

-31.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.12 LAK 45.5K

$2.4 ฿77.7

-11.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 LAK 29.8K

$1.99 ฿64.3

-30.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.62 LAK 34.7K

$1.53 ฿49.62

5.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 LAK 22.4K

$1.49 ฿48.11

-30.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 LAK 14.1K

$1.02 ฿32.87

-35.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 LAK 8,306

$0.48 ฿15.61

-18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 LAK 41.8K

$4.32 ฿140

-54.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.48 LAK 224.8K

$21.68 ฿702

-51.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 LAK 20.9K

$1.77 ฿57.3

-45.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 LAK 37.1K

$2.79 ฿90.4

-37.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.47 LAK 10.1K

$1.35 ฿43.74

-65.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$50.5 LAK 1.1M

$11.76 ฿380

329.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 LAK 43.2K

$3.15 ฿102

-36.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 LAK 24.2K

$1 ฿32.3

13.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.85 LAK 104.2K

$13.64 ฿442

-64.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 LAK 29K

$1.3 ฿42.2

3.85%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.7K LAK 616.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

5.03%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.1K LAK 624.4M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-14.19%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$72.5 LAK 1.6M

$123 ฿3,970

-40.91%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$32.46 LAK 696.5K

$13.93 ฿451

133.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.26 LAK 241.7K

$18.24 ฿590

-38.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.7 LAK 1.1M

$60.8 ฿1,966

-14.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.8 LAK 124.4K

$17.11 ฿554

-66.10%

Cinema Ticket

$2.57 LAK 55.1K

$9.07 ฿294

-71.66%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$336 LAK 7.2M

$694 ฿22.5K

-51.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,369 LAK 201.1M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-41.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.82 LAK 597.1K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-51.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.9 LAK 1.5M

$34.51 ฿1,117

102.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.6 LAK 1.3M

$115 ฿3,727

-48.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.16 LAK 904.9K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-50.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$874 LAK 18.8M

$611 ฿19.8K

43.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$782 LAK 16.8M

$442 ฿14.3K

76.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$931 LAK 20M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-53.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,659 LAK 35.6M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

13.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,818 LAK 39M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-57.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$99.1 LAK 2.1M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-96.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$271 LAK 5.8M

$697 ฿22.5K

-61.08%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.12

5.33

89.87%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Vientiane: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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