Chongqing vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$224
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
13
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
32.1M
948K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7340th and 4590th ($634 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1675th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Vientiane

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Chongqing Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$9354

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$570
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$623
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$554
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$549
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$527
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$584
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$540
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$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
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$581
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$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
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$559
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$1253
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$1161
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$537
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$579
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$588
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$558
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$654
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$584
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$545
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$563
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$691
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$500
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$496
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$633
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$592
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$513
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$641
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$647
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$604
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$639
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$595
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$553
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$715
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$717
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$513
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$554
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$941
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$748
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
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$644
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$591
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$753
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$548
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$610
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$573
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$569
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$393