Vientiane vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2816
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$778
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
35
38
🏙️ Population
948K
7.01M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 77% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4681st and 7219th ($1168 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 7473rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1633
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9305
$9322

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$523
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$648
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$613
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$549
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$739
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$759
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$545
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$565
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$571
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$606
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$599
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$683
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$598
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$611
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$610
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$619
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$655
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$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
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$614
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$647
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$650
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$559
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$673
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$555
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$541
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$614
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$542
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$647
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$522
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$622
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$623
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$531
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$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
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$775
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$659
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$521
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$681
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$594
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$626
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$606
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$511
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$591
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$517
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$633
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$525