Suzhou vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2209
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$265
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1127
$193
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
13
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
12.7M
948K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 33% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6778th and 4818th ($771 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Laos, respectively. Check China vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Suzhou compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Suzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3523rd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5716
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2955
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$778
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$9382

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$612
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$621
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$639
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$622
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$696
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$630
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$642
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$826
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$597
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$597
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$634
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$740
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$651
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$531
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$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
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$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
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$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
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$753
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$617
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$576
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$578
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$1181
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$1261
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$1139
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$558
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$560
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$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
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$680
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$603
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$558
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$568
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$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
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$556
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$675
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$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
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$623
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$635
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$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
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$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
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$558
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$958
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$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
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$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
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$774
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$623
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$581
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$571
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$567
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$372