Shenzhen vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$552
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
17.5M
948K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 3% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5618th and 5785th ($995 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Shenzhen compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1163rd and 7093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Vientiane

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Shenzhen Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$9878

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$873
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$627
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$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
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$807
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$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
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$600
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$793
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$473
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$612
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$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$564
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$1033
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$590
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$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
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$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
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$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
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$586
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$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
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$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
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$794
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$603
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$601
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$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
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$375