Shenzhen vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$495
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
13
😀 Quality of life
79
35
🏙️ Population
17.7M
948K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 18% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5948th and 4681st ($958 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 556th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$9305

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$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
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$801
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$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
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$839
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$895
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$726
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$852
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$691
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$605
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$795
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$592
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$819
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$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
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$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$555
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$1251
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$1151
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$559
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$583
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$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
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$674
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$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
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$571
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$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
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$523
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$664
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$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
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$633
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$613
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$549
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$739
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$759
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$545
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$565
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$994
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$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
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$630
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$606
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$787
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$564
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$612
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$533
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$564
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$407