Vientiane vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2448
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$777
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
41
46
🏙️ Population
948K
6.23M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 98% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4818th and 7962nd ($1152 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 7630th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1260
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$143
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9382
$7825

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$560
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$603
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$558
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$568
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$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
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$570
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$667
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$569
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$556
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$675
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$652
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$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$635
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$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
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$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
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$558
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$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
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$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
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$581
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$571
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$567
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Distance City Cost of living
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$574
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$582
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$580
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$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
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$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
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$590
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$522
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$525
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$625
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$546