Vientiane vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$672
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1160
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.1
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
948K
6.98M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 31% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5255th and 6740th ($1056 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 7250th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Zhanjiang

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Vientiane Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.32
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1070
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.93%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2123
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$163
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9882
$19015

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363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
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$626
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$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
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$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
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$593
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$575
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$789
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$790
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$694
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$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
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$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
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$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
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$587
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$587
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$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
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$597
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$533
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$584