Vientiane vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vientiane	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2803	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$769	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1561	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1106
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	62
😀 Quality of life	36	49
🏙️ Population	948K	9.08M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 140% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4590th and 8735th ($1163 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 524th 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 2.3 months in Xuzhou. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Xuzhou ranked 66th in China, while ranked 7436th and 6314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Xuzhou

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	Vientiane	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1623	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$7.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1858	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9354	$22170

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Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$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
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$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
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$584
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$602
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$575
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$600
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$591
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$572
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$541
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$643
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$660
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$736
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$505
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$587
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$536
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$578
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$633
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$608
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$668
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$591
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$575
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$566
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$613
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$787
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$800
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$621
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$625
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$522
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$545
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$616
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$561
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$664
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$665
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$746