Vientiane vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vientiane	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2803	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$769	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1561	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	21
😀 Quality of life	36	40
🏙️ Population	948K	6.71M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 29% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4590th and 6043rd ($1163 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7436th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Yancheng

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	Vientiane	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1623	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1858	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9354	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984