Vientiane vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2448
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$777
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
41
44
🏙️ Population
948K
7.01M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 99% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4818th and 7987th ($1152 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 7630th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.33
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.13
🥤 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
$776
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1260
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.17%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1842
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$143
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.53
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9382
$7830

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$603
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$568
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$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$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
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
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$635
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$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
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$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
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$558
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$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$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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$571
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$526
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$553
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$582
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$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
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$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
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$570
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$513
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$533
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$561
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$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506