Vientiane vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2803
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$769
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1561
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
948K
6.23M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 78% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4590th and 7175th ($1163 vs $655) 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 Xinyang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7436th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1623
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1858
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.83
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.4
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9354
$8587

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$579
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$558
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
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$584
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$545
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
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$691
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$500
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$496
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$633
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$592
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$513
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$641
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$647
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$604
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
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$595
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$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
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$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
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$610
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$573
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$569
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$393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
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$621
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$637
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$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
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$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
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$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
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$591
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$538
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$538
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$635
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$558