Vientiane vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$968
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$584
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
25
😀 Quality of life
46
47
🏙️ Population
948K
6.23M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 62% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5785th and 8011th ($968 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 7093rd and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Xinyang

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Vientiane Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2316
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$441
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9878
$8362

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$554
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$583
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$586
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$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
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$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554