Vientiane vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$843
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
38
😀 Quality of life
26
45
🏙️ Population
948K
6.98M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 59% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4354th and 6458th ($1233 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 8730th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$19859

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$496
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$575
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$518
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$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
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$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
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Distance City Cost of living
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$857
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$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
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$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
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$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
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$557
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$517
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$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
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$525
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$573