Linyi vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$173	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	13
😀 Quality of life	39	36
🏙️ Population	11M	948K

The cost of living in Linyi is 54% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8318th and 4590th ($541 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th 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 Linyi compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7039th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Vientiane

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	Linyi	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

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