Shenyang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$159	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	13
😀 Quality of life	68	35
🏙️ Population	9.07M	948K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 56% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8584th and 4681st ($514 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th 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 Shenyang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3326th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Vientiane

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	Shenyang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$9305

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511

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