Vientiane vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2816
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$778
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
35
41
🏙️ Population
948K
6.23M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 71% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4681st and 7028th ($1168 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th 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 204th in China, while ranked 7473rd and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9305
$9066

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$571
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$513
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$511
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$655
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$554
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$523
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$664
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$648
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$599
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$633
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$613
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$549
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$739
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$759
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$545
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$565
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$994
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$786
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$571
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$630
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$606
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$787
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$564
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$612
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$647
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$650
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$659
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$647
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$614
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$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
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$587
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$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
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$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
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$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
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$622
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$673
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$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
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$705
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$610
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$674
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$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
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$568
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$676
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$591
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$614
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$559
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$555
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$663
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$575