Vientiane vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2816
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$778
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
38
😀 Quality of life
35
43
🏙️ Population
948K
6.98M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 50% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4681st and 6518th ($1168 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 7473rd and 6686th 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
$1.77
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9305
$20188

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$583
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$564
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$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
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$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
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$612
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$533
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$774
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$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
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$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
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$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
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$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
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$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
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$783
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$511
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$545
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$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601