Hefei vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$205	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	13
😀 Quality of life	66	36
🏙️ Population	9.37M	948K

The cost of living in Hefei is 46% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7405th and 4590th ($625 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3963rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Vientiane

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	Hefei	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$9354

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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