Vientiane vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2448
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$777
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
77
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
948K
12.6M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 129% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4818th and 8651st ($1152 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7630th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Zhengzhou

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Vientiane Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1260
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$143
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9382
$19556

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$568
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$727
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$483
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$570
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$667
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$569
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$556
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$675
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$652
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$577
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$623
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$635
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$529
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$736
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$737
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$558
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$558
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$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
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$461
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$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
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$518
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$522
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$517
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$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
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$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
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$513
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$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
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$551
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$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
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$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
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$585
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$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
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$567
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$598
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$580
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$552
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$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
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$518
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$563