Vientiane vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$843
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
26
71
🏙️ Population
948K
12.3M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 91% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4354th and 7238th ($1233 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th in Laos and China, respectively. Check Laos vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Vientiane compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8730th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$11975

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$462
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$534
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$566
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$659
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$513
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$504
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$577
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$549
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$517
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$617
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$631
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$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
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$594
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$543
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$677
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$704
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$524
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$557
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$902
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$714
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$562
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$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
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$716
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$481
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$539
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$620
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$650
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$685
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$661
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$605
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$697
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$647
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$669
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$586
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$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
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$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
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$589
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$629
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$647
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$583
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$639
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$658
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$590
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$604
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$664
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$609
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$604
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$574
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$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
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$601
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$574
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$580
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$702
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$558
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$687
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$624
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$538
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$708
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$651
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$574
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$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575