Vientiane vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$672
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1160
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.1
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
97
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
948K
12.3M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 62% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5255th and 7564th ($1056 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7250th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Wuhan

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Vientiane Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.32
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1070
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.93%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2123
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$163
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9882
$8927

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$601
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$780
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$496
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$602
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$709
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$590
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$587
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$710
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$702
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$590
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$629
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$656
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$563
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$788
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$789
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$597
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$587
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$1027
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$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
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$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
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$658
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$593
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$575
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$639
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$645
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$599
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$682
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$634
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$651
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$615
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$591
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$608
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$596
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$599
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$585
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$590
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$602
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$583
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$594
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$596
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$575
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$605
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$599
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$610
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$589
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$563
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$579
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$561
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$554
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$562
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$568
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$647
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$529
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$603
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$570
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$539
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$544
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$596
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$595
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$584