Maoming vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$409	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	13
😀 Quality of life	44	36
🏙️ Population	6.17M	948K

The cost of living in Maoming is 35% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6647th and 4590th ($756 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 Maoming compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6657th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Vientiane

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	Maoming	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$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	$477	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$9354

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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