Vientiane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$968
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$584
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
13
14
😀 Quality of life
46
43
🏙️ Population
948K
9.03M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 59% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5785th and 7898th ($968 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7093rd and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vientiane vs Zhoukou

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Vientiane Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.2
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2316
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$441
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9878
$18568

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363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
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$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
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$671
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$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
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$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
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$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$583
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$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531