Shangqiu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shangqiu	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1657	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$246	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$164
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	17	13
😀 Quality of life	44	45
🏙️ Population	7.82M	948K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 43% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7914th and 5255th ($602 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 207th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shangqiu ranked 334th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7360th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Vientiane

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	Shangqiu	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.5	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1731	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16802	$9882

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$581
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1038
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$590
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$709
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$590
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$587
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$702
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$563
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$788
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$587
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$1027
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$571
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$833
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$593
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$575
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$380