Vientiane vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2816
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$778
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
35
70
🏙️ Population
948K
12.3M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 69% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4681st and 6979th ($1168 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th in Laos and China, respectively. Check Laos vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Vientiane compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7473rd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9305
$9062

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$513
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$655
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$523
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$664
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$648
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$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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$571
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$630
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$606
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$787
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$676
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$610
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$659
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$614
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$605
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$612
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$566
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$636
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$614
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$599
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$575
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$573
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$706
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$552
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$658
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