Ningbo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$301	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	13
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	9.4M	948K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 39% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6849th and 4590th ($708 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6084th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Vientiane

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	Ningbo	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

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