Shangrao vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shangrao	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2023	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$289	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$764	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	13
😀 Quality of life	40	35
🏙️ Population	6.44M	948K

The cost of living in Shangrao is 39% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6841st and 4681st ($716 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 Shangrao compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shangrao ranked 224th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6892nd and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangrao vs Vientiane

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	Shangrao	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.54	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$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	$334	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.12%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5346	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2656	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.41	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.9	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19047	$9305

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Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694

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