Suzhou vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Suzhou	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3486	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$326	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	13
😀 Quality of life	67	35
🏙️ Population	12.7M	948K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 13% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5553rd and 4681st ($1020 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 months in Suzhou compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3798th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Vientiane

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	Suzhou	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.25	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.7	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3492	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.95	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.24	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.8	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2003	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26560	$9305

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Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645

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