Foshan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Foshan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1710	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$222	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$193
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	73	41
🏙️ Population	9.5M	948K

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7909th and 4818th ($589 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2948th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Vientiane

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	Foshan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4095	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1740	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.82	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.35	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21696	$9382

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372