Vientiane vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Vientiane Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2816
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$778
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
35
66
🏙️ Population
948K
12.6M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4681st and 8506th ($1168 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7473rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Vientiane vs Zhengzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Vientiane vs Zhengzhou

Prices for goods and services in Vientiane and Zhengzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Vientiane Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9305
$19861

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$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
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619