Vientiane vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$843
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
13
49
😀 Quality of life
26
54
🏙️ Population
948K
7.1M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 65% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4354th and 6575th ($1233 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 8730th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$23682

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$462
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$534
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$566
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$659
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$513
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$504
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$577
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$549
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$517
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$617
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$631
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$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
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$594
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$543
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$677
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$704
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$524
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$557
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$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
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$562
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$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
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$716
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$481
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$539
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$679
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$669
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$649
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$653
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$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
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$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
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$653
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$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
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$591
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$530
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$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
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$542
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$555
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$589
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$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
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$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
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$572
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$585
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$667
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$572
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$585
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$607
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$608
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$643
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$677