Vientiane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$843
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
13
17
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
948K
9.03M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 111% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4354th and 7809th ($1233 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 8730th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$13369

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$462
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$566
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$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$504
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$577
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$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
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$617
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$631
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$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
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$594
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$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
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$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
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$557
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$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
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$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
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$481
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$539
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Distance City Cost of living
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$594
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$608
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$617
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$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
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$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
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$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
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$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
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$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
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$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
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$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
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$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532