Foshan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$156
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
73
26
🏙️ Population
9.5M
948K

The cost of living in Foshan is 53% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7900th and 4354th ($575 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1721st and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$10038

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$2410
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$2614
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$876
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$891
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$824
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$856
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$774
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$785
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$1083
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$831
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$857
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$806
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$752
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$738
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$799
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$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
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$812
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$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
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$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
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$584
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$530
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$500
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$1212
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$1184
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$496
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$575
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$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
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$615
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$462
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$534
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$566
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$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
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$549
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$517
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$617
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$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
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$579
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$594
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$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
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$704
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$524
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$557
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$902
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$714
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$562
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$587
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$605
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$716
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$481
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$605
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$539
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$566
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$422