Vientiane vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vientiane	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2803	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$769	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1561	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	13	49
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	948K	7.1M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 71% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4590th and 6983rd ($1163 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 66th 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 53rd in China, while ranked 7436th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Yantai

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	Vientiane	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1623	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1858	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.67	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.83	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.4	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9354	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702