Quanzhou vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$260
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
13
😀 Quality of life
66
36
🏙️ Population
8.78M
948K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 45% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7256th and 4590th ($644 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4015th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$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
$217
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$9354

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$581
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$655
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$875
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$814
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$443
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$1073
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$1181
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$569
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$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
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$601
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$788
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$761
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$671
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$726
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$1253
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$579
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$588
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$558
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$654
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$584
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$545
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$563
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$691
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$500
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$496
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$633
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$592
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$513
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$641
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$647
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$604
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$639
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$595
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$553
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$715
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$717
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$513
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$554
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$941
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$748
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$570
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$644
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$591
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$753
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$548
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$610
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$573
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$569
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$393