Vientiane vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vientiane Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$843
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
948K
7.01M

The cost of living in Vientiane is 90% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4354th and 7192nd ($1233 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 175th 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 Zhumadian. Vientiane ranked 1st best city to live in Laos vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 8730th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Vientiane Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10038
$12038

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$575
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$518
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$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
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$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
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$422

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
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$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544