Shangqiu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shangqiu	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$775	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2025	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$391	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$679	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	13
😀 Quality of life	38	35
🏙️ Population	7.82M	948K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 34% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6542nd and 4681st ($775 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shangqiu ranked 316th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7163rd and 7473rd 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	$4.07	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.82	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3237	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2037	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.6	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.4	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$432	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18304	$9305

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407