Vientiane vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$843
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
26
44
🏙️ Population
948K
6.23M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 88% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4354th and 7132nd ($1233 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8730th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$13167

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$496
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$575
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$518
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$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
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$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
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$422

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Distance City Cost of living
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$629
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$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
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$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
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$647
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$574