Vientiane vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2803
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$769
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1561
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
36
38
🏙️ Population
948K
7.01M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 83% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4590th and 7314th ($1163 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 304th in China, while ranked 7436th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1623
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1858
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.67
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.83
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.4
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9354
$8598

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$500
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$513
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$647
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$639
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$595
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$553
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$715
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$717
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$513
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$554
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$941
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$570
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$644
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$591
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$753
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$571
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$591
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$580
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$655
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$577
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$591
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$586
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$591
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$632
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$547
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$552
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$591
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$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
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$538
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$633
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$538
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$528
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$600
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$529
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$615
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$512
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$604
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$545
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$519
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$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
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$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
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$509
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$651
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$582
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$600
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$584
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$505
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$583
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$577
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$505
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$600
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$504