Hengyang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$216	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	13
😀 Quality of life	43	36
🏙️ Population	6.65M	948K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 49% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7767th and 4590th ($590 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6669th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Vientiane

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	Hengyang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$9354

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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