Shaoyang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shaoyang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1703	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$223	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	13
😀 Quality of life	39	35
🏙️ Population	6.56M	948K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 48% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7649th and 4681st ($612 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7013th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Vientiane

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	Shaoyang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3102	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10066	$9305

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

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