Vientiane vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2448
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$777
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
13
49
😀 Quality of life
41
56
🏙️ Population
948K
7.1M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 65% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4818th and 7113th ($1152 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 Yantai. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7630th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1260
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$143
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9382
$12503

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$635
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$529
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$737
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$558
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$592
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$592
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$590
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$485
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$586
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$592
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$573
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$541
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$565
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$549
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$626
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$678
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$468
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$520
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$507
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$448
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$521
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$542
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$576
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$654
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$589
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$563
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$558
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$741
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$548
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$550
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$558
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$562
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$614
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$537
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$561
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$641
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$580
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$619
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