Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 30.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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