Chengdu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$240	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	13
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	20.9M	948K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7421st and 4590th ($623 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1890th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Vientiane

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	Chengdu	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$9354

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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