Tianjin vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$297	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	13
😀 Quality of life	70	36
🏙️ Population	13.9M	948K

The cost of living in Tianjin is 41% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6956th and 4590th ($687 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Tianjin compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2306th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Vientiane

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	Tianjin	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393